The Importance of English Language Proficiency in Australia

In the fifth episode of our investigation into statecraft in the Pacific, we take a closer look at education scholarships as a tool of soft power. What impact do they have - on the individuals who receive them, and on the nations involved? The University of Adelaide Professor Joanne Wallis talks with Gordon Peake about their Statecraftiness story map.

Gordon Peake speaks with Godfree Kaptigau - Freelancer, Hugh White - Professor at the Australian National University, Susannah Patton - Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, Dionísio da Costa Babo Soares - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adérito Soares - Member of Timor-Leste’s Constituent Assembly and Inaugural Commissioner of Timor-Leste’s Anti-Corruption Commission. Reporter Paula Torres talks with Denilson da Costa Doutel and Adérito do Rosario da Cunha Mambares.

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