Foreign Minister Announces Reforms to Boost Asian Languages Studying Program

Published on August 20, 2024

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced three reforms to boost the New Colombo Plan (NCP) beginning in 2025. Founded in 2014, NCP is an initiative that aims to “lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to undertake study, language training, and internships in the Indo-Pacific.” “If we want the world to understand who we are and what we stand for, we have to project overall who we are and what we stand for,” Wong said in her inaugural lecture for the Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership at the Australian National University on Aug. 19. “A decade on from the establishment of the [NCP] program, it’s time to reflect on how we can ensure the program continues to build on the good work [former Foreign Minister] Julie Bishop did to establish the program....

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