Australia-Asia Relations

Special requirements:

Format: Any format accepted by the National History Challenge. The winning submission will be published on the Asia Education Foundation website.

Special Requirements: Submissions must relate to events with historical significance to Australia and its relations with the Asia-Pacific region.

The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) is proud to sponsor this special category in which students are encouraged to explore the development of Australia’s relations with Asia and/or the Pacific in line with this year’s theme of “Crisis and Response”. There is enormous scope for addressing this theme in relation to the Australian Curriculum’s cross-curriculum priority of Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia.

It is often said that a crisis is an opportunity in disguise. In crisis, new alliances are formed, and old affiliations are tested. We are interested in explorations of history that focus on how Australia and its neighbours in the region have responded to crisis, and ways in which this has influenced their relationships.

A response to this theme could target a range of scales, from grand themes that have shaped our region, to more intimate themes that demonstrate how humans have responded to crisis and changed the trajectory of their lives, reflecting broader social transformation.

The winning submission will be published on the Asia Education Foundation website.

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Asia Education Foundation


The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) fosters engagement between educators and young people in Australia and their peers in Asia and the Pacific. We aim to provide school leaders, teachers, and students with opportunities to enhance global perspectives and to cultivate tools to strengthen their intercultural skills and mindsets.

AEF delivers informative resources, national and international professional learning, innovative programs and rich networks that connect Australian schools with over 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific. Since 1992, AEF has been an initiative of Asialink at The University of Melbourne and partners with the Australian Government, state and territory education jurisdictions, education professional associations, business, and philanthropic supporters.

Contact the Asia Education Foundation.