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$2bn Needed To Achieve Abbott’s Language Vision

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged to dramatically boost foreign language education in Australian schools.

OPINION: Want To Get Ahead This Century? Learn An Asian Language

Dr. Yuko Kinoshita of the University of Canberra looks at Asian languages in Australia, and why we should all try harder to learn them.

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10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Learning From Environmental Defenders

Drawing on traditional knowledge systems, environmental researchers and policymakers in Asia are working with indigenous communities to design better strategies for environmental conservation.
The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.