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Dr Michael Breen
Lecturer, Public Policy (MECAF), School of Social and Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
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Arts & Culture
Students continue to campaign for change in Myanmar
A year since the Myanmar military coup, Australia’s Myanmar students are still pushing for change, often at a personal cost
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Politics & Society
Fear and security swing Sri Lanka vote
In a country riven with ethnic divisions and political violence, voters in Sri Lanka’s recent presidential election chose the strong arm of an authoritarian
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Politics & Society
The Philippines is a test case for Asia’s new federalism
President Duterte promised to decentralise government in The Philippines in favour of a federal one. But will the upcoming parliamentary elections make it harder?