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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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The connections between Indigenous Australians and Indonesians beyond the trepang trade

  • James Pilbrow, Nidala Barker, David Yunupiŋu, Abdi Karya, Nurabdiansyah, Dr Anthea Skinner, Prof Lisa Palmer & Prof Aaron Corn,

The long-standing connections between Indigenous Australians in northern Australia and Makassan Indonesians endure in culture and language.

‘A Malaysian Ecocriticism Reader: Considerations of Nature, Culture, Place & Identities’, eds. Agnes S.K. Yeow & Wai Liang Tham

  • Dr Simon Soon,

This book reminds us that the stories we tell about nature are inextricable from how we imagine the future of culture.

Reflections on sustaining Trade and Kinship Traditions between Makassans and Yolŋu

  • Dr Anthea Skinner, Prof Lisa Palmer, Prof Marcia Langton, Prof Aaron Corn, Dr Kristen Smith, Prof Brian Djangirrawuy Gumbula-Garawirrtja, Renelle Gandjitjiwuy Gondarra, Prof. Muhlis Hadrawi, James Pilbrow ,

The long history of trade and family relationships and ongoing collaborations in research, cultural exchanges and beyond.

Indigenous knowledge is key to better managing water in Indonesia

  • Dr Justin Wejak,

Rivers in parts of Indonesia are drying out and Indigenous communities are worried.

The importance of fitting society and culture into Australian university language courses

  • Dr Jonathan Benney,

Language learning should facilitate cultural understanding and this requires contentious aspects of culture to be examined.