How Greek philosophy can help us
Lindley Edwards | March 31, 2015 Dialectic viewpoints are useful in complex issues like renewable energy and energy security, but rarely encouraged in the Australian public policy debate. Lindley Edwards supports so-called ‘skyhook’ ideas that bridge current realities and future possibilities....
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Lindley Edwards | April 7, 2015 Dialectic viewpoints are useful in complex issues like renewable energy and energy security, but rarely encouraged in the Australian public policy debate. As part of GAP’s A Vision for Australia consultation, Lindley Edwards supports so-called...
Read moreThe need for measured optimism post COVID-19
Lindley Edwards | May 18, 2020 When I was first asked to write an article on optimism, it was pre COVID-19 lockdown and the world was a different place. In present time it seems that Australia has managed to ‘flatten the...
Read moreStock Markets Of Asia 2009 To 2020
The stock market is often held up as one of the indicators of the health and robustness of an economy and may be used as a comparison between various economies. The newer economies in Asia often attract comment, some of...
Read moreCan We Do Better? Australia’s Commercial Relationship With Asia
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HERE ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF AFG VENTURE GROUP Glen Robinson B.Sc.[Tech] JP Glen is a co-founder of Asean Focus Group P/L [now AFG Venture Group] which...
Read moreIEAA Excellence Awards 2021: Thomson Ch’ng (Rising Star)
IEAA’s Excellence Awards recognise the outstanding contributions by individuals and teams to international education in Australia. They also provide a benchmark of excellence and best practice for the entire sector. Meet Thomson Ch’ng, the winner of the Tony Adams Rising Star Award.
Read moreASEAN is Ignored By Australian Education Providers Despite The Market’s Giant Scale
August 19th, 2018 by Robert Bolton Australia does not rank in the top 10 destinations for Indonesian students wanting to learn English, a fact which has exposed how under-prepared Australia is for the expected deregulation of Indonesia’s education market. The director...
Read moreASEAN International Education Growth Lies In-Country
The PIE News Jun 1, 2018 Offshore branch campuses and in-country delivery will produce the most significant opportunities for providers to access more students, according to Michael Fay, director of the ASEAN Focus Group. But while there are opportunities, further work...
Read moreASEAN Australia Education Dialogue 2018
The ASEAN Australia Education Dialogue (AAED) Penang, Malaysia March 21st to 23rd 2018 In this our final newsletter for AAED 2018 we provide a profile of the delegates by country, document the Dialogue highlights and deliver a selection of the...
Read moreBook Review Asian Century On a Knife Edge
AFG Venture Group DispatchesCorporate advisory and consultancy in Australia, South East Asia and India.A 360 Degree Analysis of Asia's Recent Economic Development by John West John in his latest tome has cast a critical eye over the development parameters of...
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