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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
Same waters, different truths: inside the media battle over the South China Sea
The South China Sea is one of the world’s most contested maritime spaces, with overlapping claims fought out not just by coast guard vessels, but in newsrooms.
中国留学生如何摸索在澳大利亚的留学生活
本期播客为《亚洲之声》（Ear to Asia）播客的中文版，原版为英文，由墨尔本大学亚洲研究院笔译与口译硕士生制作中文译文与译配音频，音频中所有人声均由学生译者配音，而非原版参与者.
Oil, Alliances, and a Multipolar Future: What the Iran–Israel–US War Reveals
The war that erupted on February 28, 2026 between the United States, Israel, and Iran has triggered one of the most significant geopolitical and economic shocks in recent history. How will this protracted conflict shape Iran’s future? What kind of global order will emerge from this upheaval?
How Indonesia’s oligarchs turned democracy to their advantage
Indonesia is still shaped by oligarchs despite reforms after the fall of Suharto. Are they becoming more entrenched under President Prabowo?
Inside the education system moulding Afghanistan’s next generation
The Taliban in Afghanistan is establishing thousands of new religious schools, which will likely create a generation susceptible to violent extremism.