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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.

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Thu, 8 Oct 2026

Unearthed | Who Owns the Past? Repatriation, Provenance, and Cultural Heritage

A panel discussion with Dr. Charlotte Galloway, OAM and Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU, and Bronwyn Campbell, Senior Curator, Provenance, National Gallery of Australia.
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Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 8 Oct 2026

Redesigning business and finance to unlock economic transformations

Episode 34 of the Saving the World webinar series features Erinch Sahan discussing how to transform businesses for planetary health equity.
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Win Min
Win Min
Tue, 13 Oct 2026

State of resistance in Myanmar: Fresh approaches to old complexities

ANU Myanmar Research Centre Keynote
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Associate Professor Daniel Majchrowicz
Associate Professor Daniel Majchrowicz
Mon, 19 Oct 2026

A begum abroad: Urdu literature, women authors, and the imaginative power of the travelogue in South Asia

This talk explores how Indian travel writing helped readers navigate a changing world and imagine their place in it, highlighting the critical role of women writers.
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Sanae Takaichi press conference / Cabinet Public Affairs Office (CC BY 4.0 / Government of Japan)
Sanae Takaichi press conference / Cabinet Public Affairs Office (CC BY 4.0 / Government of Japan)
Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Tokyo Rising: Japan's Big Choices

This event is jointly sponsored by the Australian Foreign Affairs and the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs.
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Professor Marcus Mietzner with President Subianto in 2023 when he was Minister of Defence.
Professor Marcus Mietzner with President Subianto in 2023 when he was Minister of Defence.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

Thinking about political elites in Indonesia and beyond: Some normative and methodological reflections

2026 CAP Professorial Lecture Series 
This lecture series aims to celebrate our esteemed academics and showcase their areas of expertise in research and teaching.
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AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945
AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

2026 Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45

Australia's WWII contribution is overshadowed by the Anzac legend, but wartime economic mobilisation transformed the nation. Joan Beaumont delivers the 2026 Robert O'Neill Lecture.
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Reclining dog, Han dynasty, earthenware; glaze. Gift of TT Tsui, Hong Kong, through the National Gallery of Australian Foundation 1995. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.
Reclining dog, Han dynasty, earthenware; glaze. Gift of TT Tsui, Hong Kong, through the National Gallery of Australian Foundation 1995. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.
Thu, 29 Oct 2026

Unearthed | Taking It With You: A Journey to the Chinese Afterlife

What would you take to the afterlife? This lecture explores Chinese ideas of the afterlife through imperial tombs, their owners, and the objects they took with them.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026

Anthony Low Commonwealth Lecture 2026

The lecture will be delivered by Dr Anne Therese Gallagher AO, former Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation (2019-2025). 
Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Indonesia’s Maritime Strategy and Its Implications for Australia

Panel Discussion and Report Launch
Wed, 22 Apr 2026

On Bundeswehr: German military history beyond Hitler

War Studies Seminar Series
Wed, 22 Apr 2026

Book Launch: Ruling Indonesia: Jokowi's Presidency in an Age of Democratic Crisis and Great Power Competition

This book launch is jointly hosted by the ANU Indonesia Project, and the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
Wed, 22 Apr 2026

New consumers in the global south: Consumption practices and aspirations among the former urban poor of Metro Manila

This seminar offers a transnational examination of how global economic development has transformed consumption, identity, and culture among a group we describe as the former urban poor. 
Tue, 21 Apr 2026

2026 ST Lee Lecture - Judicial independence in modern society: The Malaysian experience

The 2026 ST Lee Lecture will be delivered by Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Malaysia’s first female Chief Justice. 
Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Book Talk | The Communist Party of China

Join the panel for a discussion on the factors behind the Communist Party of China’s continued grip on political power in China today.
Fri, 17 Apr 2026

'Thingyan' or the Myanmar New Year Water Festival Celebration

A Splash of Culture and Tradition