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2024, Podcast: Interview on judges and the military, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, , https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/podcast.html
,2024, Interview with Prof Sean Turnell on his book An Unlikely Prisoner, about his time in prison in Myanmar, UNSW Centre for Ideas, , http://tinyurl.com/ybb65dac
,2023, How Australia's future depends on better understanding Asia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, , https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/podcasts/how-australias-future-depends-on-better-understanding-asia/
,2023, Is Asian Studies and Asia literacy in crisis in Australia and what is its future?, The Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, , https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/interview-is-asian-studies-and-asia-literacy-in-crisis-in-australia-and-what-is-its-future/
,2023, ‘Author Interview: Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia’, IACL, , https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/just-published/2023/2/7/author-interview-constitutional-democracy-in-indonesia
,2022, Will Sean Turnell’s jail term in Myanmar force Australia into action on a country at war with its own people?, , https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-30/sean-turnell-arrest-myanmar-military-australian-government-act/101487792
,2022, Our most unlikely political prisoner needs action, Sydney, , https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a-year-on-australia-s-most-unlikely-political-prisoner-remains-in-jail-20220131-p59sim.html
,2021, Closure of Indonesian language programs in Australian universities will weaken ties between the two countries, The Conversation, , https://theconversation.com/closure-of-indonesian-language-programs-in-australian-universities-will-weaken-ties-between-the-two-countries-158894
,2021, Did the Myanmar Coup Install an Illegitimate President?, The Diplomat, , https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/did-the-myanmar-coup-install-an-illegitimate-president/
,2021, After Myanmar’s Coup: Can the military hold an election?, University of Melbourne, , https://electionwatch.unimelb.edu.au/articles/after-myanmars-coup-can-the-military-hold-a-new-election
,2021, The Constitutional Fiction of Myanmar’s Coup, , https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/melissa-crouch-myanmar-coup-constitution/
,2021, Axing protection for national strategic languages is no way to build ties with Asia, The Conversation, , https://theconversation.com/axing-protection-for-national-strategic-languages-is-no-way-to-build-ties-with-asia-154555
,2021, Myanmar coup on the pretext of constitutional fig leaf, , https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/02/03/myanmar-coup-on-the-pretext-of-a-constitutional-fig-leaf/
,2021, Myanmar's empty promise of constitutional reform, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-s-empty-promise-constitutional-reform
,2021, The power and ambition behind Myanmar’s coup, , https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-power-and-ambition-behind-myanmar-s-coup-20210202-p56yor.html
,2020, Dumb and Dumber: Government, Universities Responsible for decline in Indo-Pacific Literacy, The Sydney Morning Herald, , https://www.smh.com.au/national/dumb-and-dumber-language-cuts-risk-australia-s-regional-relationships-20201214-p56n7h.html
,2020, Australia Indonesia Relations Need to Talk the Talk, The Lowy Institute, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australia-Indonesia-relations-need-to-talk-the-talk
,2020, Anti-Democratic Constitutional Landmarks: Myanmar's Constitutional Tribunal and the Right to Vote, International Association of Constitutional Law, , https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/constitutional-landmark-judgments-in-asia/2020/12/8/anti-democratic-constitutional-landmarks-myanmars-constitutional-tribunal-and-the-right-to-vote
,2020, Why Myanmar's Elections are Neither Free, Fair or Safe, The Interpreter, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/why-myanmar-s-elections-will-be-neither-free-fair-nor-safe
,2020, Under the cover of covid 19, Indonesia's most respected institution under attack, The Sydney Morning Herald,
,2020, Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid covid-19, The Interpreter, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/southeast-asian-democracies-declining-health-amid-covid-19
,2020, Asian Law in Australian Universities: Research Centres as Critical Institutional Commitments, , http://asaa.asn.au/asian-law-in-australian-universities-research-centres-as-critical-institutional-commitments/
,2019, Women in an Era of Anti-Elitism in Asia, Asian Currents, http://asaa.asn.au/women-in-an-era-anti-elitism-in-asia/, , http://asaa.asn.au/women-in-an-era-anti-elitism-in-asia/
,2019, Time to Reverse Indonesian Language Disaster on our Shores, The Interpreter, http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/the-interpreter/time-reverse-indonesian-language-disaster-our-shores, , http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/the-interpreter/time-reverse-indonesian-language-disaster-our-shores
,2019, Hope, Despair and the New Normal in Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/hope-despair-and-new-normal-myanmar, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/hope-despair-and-new-normal-myanmar
,2019, Don't Rely on Luck: Making the Most of the FTA with Indonesia, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/don-t-rely-luck-making-most-fta-indonesia, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/don-t-rely-luck-making-most-fta-indonesia
,2019, Renewed Calls for Constitutional Change in Myanmar's Military-State, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/03/13/renewed-calls-for-constitutional-change-in-myanmars-military-state/, , https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/03/13/renewed-calls-for-constitutional-change-in-myanmars-military-state/
,2019, Death Penalty Paradox in Buddhist Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/death-penalty-paradox-buddhist-myanmar, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/death-penalty-paradox-buddhist-myanmar
,2019, Press Freedom in Myanmar, World Politics Review,
,2019, Illiberalism and Democratic Illusions in Myanmar: Constitutional Reform as Capital, New Mandala,
,2018, Myanmar's Press Freedom Mirage, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-press-freedom-mirage, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-press-freedom-mirage
,2018, Elections a Sham in Rakhine State, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/elections-sham-rakhine-state, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/elections-sham-rakhine-state
,2018, Democracy and Peace Frustrated in Myanmar: Remembering U Ko Ni, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/democracy-and-peace-frustrated-myanmar-remembering-u-ko-ni, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/democracy-and-peace-frustrated-myanmar-remembering-u-ko-ni
,2018, Blasphemy in Indonesia, Indonesia at Melbourne, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indonesia-blasphemy/, , https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indonesia-blasphemy/
,2017, Myanmar's Rohingya, The Big Idea, https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/myanmars-rohingya/9251866, , https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/myanmars-rohingya/9251866
,2017, The Twisted Politics of Terrorism in Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/threat-terrorism-too-convenient-myanma, , https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/threat-terrorism-too-convenient-myanma
,2017, Ahok, Indonesia's Nemo, Sentenced to Jail, Policy Forum, https://www.policyforum.net/ahok-indonesias-nemo-sentenced-jail/, , https://www.policyforum.net/ahok-indonesias-nemo-sentenced-jail/
,2017, Myanmar's Legal Voice of Conscience: A Personal Tribute to U Ko Ni, New Mandala, https://www.newmandala.org/personal-tribute-u-ko-ni/, , https://www.newmandala.org/personal-tribute-u-ko-ni/
,2017, Crisis in Myanmar: Its Origins and our Response, Lowy Institute, http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/2017/12/crisis-myanmar-%E2%80%93-its-origins-and-our-response, , http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/2017/12/crisis-myanmar-%E2%80%93-its-origins-and-our-response
,2017, Muslims, NGOs, and the Future of Democratic Space in Myanmar, The Religious Studies Project, http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/muslims-ngos-and-the-future-of-democratic-space-in-myanmar/?utm_source=Religious+Studies+Project&utm_campaign=25d05603b3-Weekly_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_809ff0fba4-25d05603b3-147031481, , http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/muslims-ngos-and-the-future-of-democratic-space-in-myanmar/?utm_source=Religious+Studies+Project&utm_campaign=25d05603b3-Weekly_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_809ff0fba4-25d05603b3-147031481
,2017, Myanmar Musings, ANU Myanmar Research Centre, https://soundcloud.com/myanmar-musings/islam-and-the-state, , https://soundcloud.com/myanmar-musings/islam-and-the-state
,2016, Islamist Rule by Law in Indonesia, Policy Forum, https://www.policyforum.net/islamist-rule-law-indonesia/, , https://www.policyforum.net/islamist-rule-law-indonesia/
,2016, What do the Blasphemy Charges against Ahok Mean?, Indonesia at Melbourne, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/qa-melissa-crouch-on-the-blasphemy-law/, , https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/qa-melissa-crouch-on-the-blasphemy-law/
,2016, Blasphemy Charges against Ahok a Triumph for Islamists in Indonesia, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/17/blasphemy-charges-against-ahok-a-triumph-for-islamists-in-indonesia/, , https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/17/blasphemy-charges-against-ahok-a-triumph-for-islamists-in-indonesia/
,2016, Reigning in Emergency Powers in Myanmar, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/03/reining-in-emergency-powers-in-myanmar/, , https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/03/reining-in-emergency-powers-in-myanmar/
,2016, Jokowi's Islamist Challenge: Curbing Terrorism and Religious Intolerance, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/31/jokowis-islamist-challenge-curbing-terrorism-and-religious-intolerance, , https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/31/jokowis-islamist-challenge-curbing-terrorism-and-religious-intolerance
,2016, The Constitutional Implications of Myanmar's Peace Process, ConstitutionNet, https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/constitutional-implications-myanmar’s-peace-process, , https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/constitutional-implications-myanmar%E2%80%99s-peace-process
,2016, Dawn of a Democratic Era or Dialogue with Dictators: The New Leaders of Myanmar, ConstitutionNet, http://constitutionnet.org/news/dawn-democratic-era-or-dialogue-dictators-challenges-ahead-myanmars-new-leaders, , http://constitutionnet.org/news/dawn-democratic-era-or-dialogue-dictators-challenges-ahead-myanmars-new-leaders
,2016, Indonesia: Persecution Disguised as Fighting Terrorism, The Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-disguised-as-fighting-terrorism-20160128-gmfx84.html, , https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-disguised-as-fighting-terrorism-20160128-gmfx84.html
,2015, Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar is Misunderstood by the West, Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-of-muslims-in-myanmar-is-misunderstood-by-west-20151202-gld2g0.html, , https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-of-muslims-in-myanmar-is-misunderstood-by-west-20151202-gld2g0.html
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