{"id":1041,"date":"2015-12-16T09:50:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T23:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.griffithasiainsights.com.au\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2016-06-14T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T02:36:17","slug":"policy-convergence-and-divergence-in-australia-and-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/policy-convergence-and-divergence-in-australia-and-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy convergence and divergence in Australia and Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Griffith Asia Institute and Ritsumeikan University in Japan, supported by the Japan Foundation hosted the 5th Annual Australia-Japan Dialogue in Brisbane on Thursday 10 December. 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