Liam Prince
Director of the Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) at The University of Western Australia, specializing in Australia-Indonesia educational ties and Asian studies advocacy.
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Jul 16, 2026
Jacqui BakerHOST
And so I'm really curious, Liam, why have we seen this parliamentary inquiry? Why has this particular government intervention taken the form of a parliamentary inquiry? And why now?
Liam PrinceGUEST
I think you're right to highlight that it's not the first time around this particular mulberry bush for the Australian government.
Liam PrinceGUEST
We have been doing reports like this, or the Australian government, I should say, has been doing reports on Asian capability or the study of Asia or Asian languages since at least the 1970s.
Liam PrinceGUEST
And ever since then, probably in sort of five year increments, we've had official reports.
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Jacqui BakerHOST
How do you measure your impact? I'm really curious about how this current generation is experiencing Indonesia and how you measure the impact of those programs on people's lives.