The curriculum is already over-crowded

Studies of Asia and Australia is not a separate learning area, subject or discipline to be added to the curriculum.

Implementing studies of Asia and Australia entails enriching currently taught material with topics, themes and examples drawn from Asian contexts.

For example, studies of Asia and Australia may include an exploration of topics such as the involvement of Australia in the Vietnam War; ancient China; families in Australia and Thailand; economic development in Asia; environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region; religions such as Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism; Haiku poetry; politics in Indonesia; and folktales and film from India.