(Unredacted) Submission to the Aus Govt Review of Australian Broadcasting Services in the Asia Pacific
As a leader of a team of broadcasters and content makers going live-to-air, Radio Australia program makers needed to know where our audience was.
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Radio Australia to cease Asia shortwave service
Radio Australia’s shortwave signal to Asia will cease this weekend, another result the ABC says of recent government funding cuts.
Asia celebrates, cautions royal couple
The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton has not just made headlines in Commonwealth countries where the prince will one day be their head-of-state.
Torch arrives to ignite Guangzhou Asian Games
The Asian Games torch has reached its destination, signalling just one day to the beginning of the 16th running of the event.
Asia Pacific Review January 16 2009
Human rights group Amnesty calls on Thailand’s security forces to halt the use of torture in the country’s south; the Sri Lankan military takes control of the Jaffna peninsula from the Tamil Tigers; and India’s Slumdog Millionaire wins four Golden Globes, becoming a contender for the Academy Awards.
Asia Pacific Review January 9 2009
Fighting between Israel and the Palestinian territories force Indonesians and Thais onto the streets; Pakistan admits for the first time that the surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks is a Pakistani citizen; and the US president signs-off on the creation of new marine reserves in the Pacific.
Asia dairy industry proceeds in fits and starts
The consumption of dairy products in Asia has tripled since 1980 as demand for milk products continues to rise – along with the region’s wealth. But the doubling of milk powder prices over the past year is threatening to de-rail regional efforts to promote both its health benefits, and build new industries around dairy products. … Continue reading “Asia dairy industry proceeds in fits and starts”
Asia Pacific program December 31, 2007
Thai Capital on alert after blasts; Bhutto’s son to lead party; Pakistan president blames al-Qaeda; Hicks free, gagged by control order; China says no direct elections for Hong Kong in 2012; Cambodian Safari park plan draws fire.
Asia Pacific fare for art fair
The biennial Melbourne Art Fair has been exhibiting the works of Australian artists and galleries for more than 20 years, and this year it returns to the Royal Exhibition Building from August 2 to 6.
What is Asian values?
In the mid- to late-1990s — as Asia’s new tiger economies boomed — several South East Asian leaders promoted a concept called “Asian values” in explaining an unprecedented economic growth and new prosperity.
