# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Afternoon Light Live with  Professor Michael Wesley
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Michael Wesley and Georgina Downer will discuss his provocative new Quarterly essay Blind Spot: Southeast Asia and Australia's Future.About this EventAfternoon Light Live | Professor Michael Wesley on Southeast Asia and Australia's Future For our June Afternoon Light Live, we are delighted to bring to you Professor Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Global, Culture and Engagement) at the University of Melbourne.Michael will discuss his provocative new Quarterly essay Blind Spot: Southeast Asia and Australia's Future in which he argues that Australia has become dangerously disconnected from the region that matters most to our security and prosperity: Southeast Asia.The discussion will explore Australia’s changing place in the Indo-Pacific, the rise of China, the perspectives of our Southeast Asian neighbours, and whether Australian foreign policy has developed a dangerous “blind spot” when it comes to our own region.We invite you to join us online OR register via this Eventbrite page to attend in person (if you are in Melbourne) at the Robert Menzies Institute.Details of the event are:Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026Time: 3pm-4pm (AEST)Venue: Live Online over Zoom / Robert Menzies Institute, Old Quad, East Wing, University of Melbourne, Parkville (for live audience)Tickets: To attend in person, register click on the 'Reserve a spot' button on this page (limited seating)This is a non-catered event.As always, the format will include 30 minutes of discussion followed by audience Q&A.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/parkville/afternoon-light-live-with-professor-michael-wesley/100001990744142319
- **Event Categories**: fitness
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - door_time: 2026-06-17T04:45:00Z
  - Duration: 1 hour
  - Location: Old Quadrangle
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Parkville
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Old Quadrangle
- **lat**: -37.7974868
- **long**: 144.9610222
- **full address**: Old Quadrangle, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Afternoon Light Live with  Professor Michael Wesley being held?
  - **A:** Afternoon Light Live with  Professor Michael Wesley takes place on Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Old Quadrangle, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Afternoon Light Live with  Professor Michael Wesley?
  - **A:** Afternoon Light Live with  Professor Michael Wesley is organized by Robert Menzies Institute.

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