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Upcoming events

Our upcoming events offer a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts, innovative research, and the rich cultural diversity of Asia and the Pacific. Whether you’re a student, academic, or member of the community, there’s something for everyone.

Skyline in Santa Clara, Manila
PHOTO CREDIT:  Glendale Lapastora (1) from Flickr licensed under CC BY S.A-2.0
Mon, 15 Jun 2026

Beyond the horizon of devolution: Navigating the 'next mile' of Philippine decentralisation

This seminar examines how recent fiscal and governance reforms are reshaping decentralization in the Philippines, with a focus on local fiscal autonomy and regional inequality.
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Thu, 18 Jun 2026

Strategy Amidst Indifference: Australia’s strategic engagement with the southern Indian Ocean islands 1803-2025

Strategy Amidst Indifference launch
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Australian Army Vessel Clive Steele disgorging a mobile carne at a beach near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, October 1969. (AWM COM/69/0729/VN)
Australian Army Vessel Clive Steele disgorging a mobile carne at a beach near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, October 1969. (AWM COM/69/0729/VN)
Mon, 22 Jun 2026

Sustaining the Commitment: Australian Army Logistics in South Vietnam, 1962–1973

War Studies Seminar Series
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Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 25 Jun 2026

Designing a wellbeing economy for Australia: the politics and the possibilities

Episode 30 of the Saving the World webinar series features Chelsea Hunnisett, Hothouse PhD Candidate and Senior Government Relations Specialist.
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H.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
H.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
Wed, 1 Jul 2026

Indonesia and Australia: Navigating an uncertain Indo-Pacific Share

Public lecture by H.E. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
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Image of Tojo Hideki supplied by Peter Mauch
Image of Tojo Hideki supplied by Peter Mauch
Wed, 15 Jul 2026

Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General

The ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series showcases cutting-edge research by leading and emerging scholars based primarily in Australia and Japan.
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Concept Club
Wed, 15 Jul 2026

Concept Club

Concept Club was established by Benedict Moleta in 2024, as a PhD research seminar in the Department of International Relations, ANU.
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Greg Raymond
Photo by Dr Greg Raymond
Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Patriotic Criminals: China’s Covert Netherworld in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

This event is jointly hosted by the Coral Bell School's Department of Pacific Affairs and Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
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Fri, 12 Jun 2026

SARI 'Book Adda' with Emeritus Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, AO

The ANU South Asia Research Institute Book Adda is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of the SARI members within the ANU. 
Thu, 11 Jun 2026

Endogenous demography and the political construction of ethnic categories

Inspired by recent work in the field of social ontology, the speaker argues that the meaning of and membership in ethnic categories is endogenous to politics.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026

The Philippine drug war killings before the ICC: Lessons on complementarity and treaty withdrawal

This lecture aims to explore the implications of the Duterte drug war for international criminal law, democratic accountability, and the rule of law in the Philippines
Tue, 9 Jun 2026

Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protectors - film screening and panel discussion

The Planetary Health Equity Hothouse presents the documentary Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protector
Tue, 2 Jun 2026

Military and Public Attitudes for Emerging Technologies on the Battlefield

Discussing AI, Automated Systems, and the Future of War Seminar Series
Fri, 29 May 2026

Ethnographic research through film and writing

ANU South Asia Research Institute Workshop
Thu, 28 May 2026

Governing healthcare systems in the climate crisis: Lessons, visions and pathways for climate resilient development

Episode 29 of the Saving the World webinar series features Dr Sophie Robinson discussing her research on governance for climate resilient development in healthcare.
Thu, 28 May 2026

Pesta Babi – Colonialism in our time, by Dandhy Laksono: NoBar and Q&A with the filmmaker

Pesta Babi – Colonialism in our time, by Dandhy Laksono: NoBar and Q&A with the filmmaker