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House Standing Committee on Education

5 November 2025

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The chair opens the public hearing on building Asia capability through the education system, sets out broadcasting, privilege and procedural settings, and invites committee members and witnesses to introduce themselves and frame their contributions.

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Opening of hearing, mandate and procedure

12:54

Opening of hearing and committee introductions

12:54

Procedural remarks and first witnesses’ framing

15:29

Witness opening statements — national Asia capability strategy

18:47

Chinese Australian diaspora, economic complexity and language policy

18:47

Universities, applied Asia skills and international students’ trust

22:31

Business Asia capability and a national strategy

25:59

Startup case study and call for an Asia Capability Council

29:03

Indonesia relationship, national coordination and languages guarantee

33:34

Committee Q&A — embedding Asia capability in education and institutions

37:39

Q — Chaney: embedding Asia capability beyond languages (schools)

37:39

Higher education, diaspora leadership and curriculum mapping

41:27

Q — Garland: leveraging multiculturalism and academic links to Asia

45:20

Q — Soon: learning from past ‘Asian Century’ efforts (part 1)

49:00

Q — Soon: long-term, integrated capability building (part 2)

52:27

Languages, community provision, incentives and hearing close

55:31

Q — Chair: intergenerational language transmission and exchanges (part 1)

55:31

Community language initiatives and cognitive benefits of Asian languages

01:02:08

Q — Soon: incentives and disincentives for language study (part 1)

01:06:30

Chair’s provocation on future economic structure and language need

01:10:21

Closing, further questions on notice and next steps

01:12:21

House Standing Committee on Education

5 November 2025

House Standing Committee on Education Wed, 5 Nov 2025 Australian Parliament

12:53 - 13:25

Speaker 4

I declare open the public hearing of the standing committee on education's inquiry into building Asia capability in Australia through the education system and beyond. I acknowledge acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples who are the traditional custodians of the Canberra area and pay respect to elders past and present of the indigenous peoples across Australia. This hearing will be broadcast, and the transcript of proceedings will be published on the parliament's website. I might just invite, members of the committee present to, introduce themselves.

13:26 - 13:30

Speaker 7

I'm Zay Soon, the member for banks in Southwestern Sydney.

13:31 - 13:34

Speaker 6

Kate Chaney, independent member for Curtin in Western Australia.

13:34 - 13:37

Speaker 3

I'm Corina Garland, the member for Chisholm in Melbourne.

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