AAYLF delegate from Australia Christian Habla addresses the challenges that need to be overcome to improve mental health outcomes across ASEAN and Australia. 1.1 billion people experience mental illness globally [1]. 45% of Australians experience mental illness in their lifetime [2], and 8 million working days are lost in Australia each year due to mental illness [3]. …
AAYLF delegate from Australia Abigail Slater discusses the need to reduce smoking and tobacco usage in ASEAN One in five adults in ASEAN nations smoke, and many of them begin smoking before the age of 201. Although smoking prevalence is generally declining in industrialised countries such as Australia (13.8% of adults in 20182), smoking prevalence continues to …
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AAYLF delegate from Australia Elizabeth Banerd explores female economic empowerment in the context of ASEAN, and the implications of such In 2017, Australia’s female labour force participation rate overtook that of Asia for the first time since 1990. Asia’s female labour force participation rate had decreased steadily for almost two decades, from 66% to 59%, while Australia’s had an almost …
AAYLF delegate from Australia Maddison O’Gradey-Lee investigates the implications of the US-China trade war for ASEAN and Australia. A current challenge the ASEAN-Australian community faces is the trade war between the United States (US) and China. Economies in ASEAN and Australia are growing, however, many communities do not have the infrastructure or policies to sustain and create …
AAYLF delegate from Australia Yuanliang Wen explores the opportunities for Australian businesses in the Southeast Asian region. There is tremendous potential for Australian businesses to capitalise on the significant opportunities in the Southeast Asian region. The region is set to have one of the largest young, educated and digitised consumer base with rising incomes, but …
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AAYLF delegate from Singapore Nanthini Sambanthan explores the challenges and dangers of Natural Disasters in the ASEAN region. The Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2018, almost half of 281 global natural disaster events occurred in this region, with 8 out of the 10 deadliest events occuring in the Asia-Pacific (Guha-Sapir …
Uncertainty and the Future in Disaster Resilience Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Australia Tilini Rajapaksa addresses the importance of anti-competitive frameworks to combat market concentration and monopolistic practices in the digital economy. In March 2018, Uber announced it was selling its Southeast Asian operations to Singapore-based regional rival Grab, merging the two ride-hailing businesses. What followed was Grab’s domination of the ride-sharing market in every …
Addressing Competition Issues in ASEAN’s Rapidly-Growing Digital Economy Read More »
AAYLF delegate from Australia Miguel Vera-Cruz investigates congestion and infrastructure as barriers to economic development and equality. On 22 July 2008, after nearly a decade of delays caused by disputes between the government and international contractors, Terminal 3 of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) opened. The original terminal was well behind its time, reaching capacity in …
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