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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Australia 360</b></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Time:</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday
21 August 2019, 08:30 - 15:00pm</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Venue:</b></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gandel
Hall, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The world is facing unprecedented geostrategic and geopolitical shifts. Australia 360, tailored for young leaders and professionals,
takes a close look at the big issues and trends shaping the world around us. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It brings together leading researchers, thinkers and practitioners,
to discuss Australia’s political, security and economic realities - its key relationships globally and in the region. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The first session looks at
how Australia is travelling in its relationships with Asia’s giants - China, Japan, India and the US. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The second session will focus on how Australia
is travelling in its nearer neighbourhood, zeroing in on key relationships in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.</span></div>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The conference will end with an interactive, hands-on component delving into the hard choices Australia has
to make about its defence as the world rapidly changes.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Diplomats, government officials, business people and students are warmly invited to attend.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Confirmed speakers:</span></p>
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<li style="margin: 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr Amy King, Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr Lauren Richardson, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hon Prof Brendan Sargeant , Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr Benjamin Zala , Department of International Relations, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Liam Gammon, Department of Political and Social Change, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Asso Prof Nicole Haley, Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr Huong Le Thu , Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Emeritus Prof Hugh White, Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr Joanne Wallis, Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prof Rory Medcalf, National Security College, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dave Curran, Chairman, Westpac Scholars Trust</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Katherine Mansted, National Security College, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jonathan Perlman, Editor, Australian Foreign Affairs</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Prof John Blaxland, Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, ANU</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Assoc Prof Nicholas Farrelly, Associate Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU</span></li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conference program can be viewed</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://bellschool.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/events/attachments/2019-08/australia_360_2019_program_short.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>This event is run by the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs</i></span></p>
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