the community -- not just government, but business, social groups, unions, institutes of learning, and beyond. For the benefit of this audience, I would not propose to dwell over-much on those recommendations, particularly as they pertain to domestic economic policy. But I will briefly outline the other four areas covered. Building capabilities -- education, training and business needs In "building capabilities", beyond the need to maintain and improve upon our high-quality education and training systems, the White Paper states that: "Australians need an evolving set of Asia-relevant capabilities that are both broad and specialised. Governments, businesses, institutions and individuals all have a role to play in building these capabilities." The Paper sets out an objective that every Australian school student will have significant exposure to studies of Asia across the curriculum. To that end, all schools will engage with at least one school in Asia; and all Australian students will have the opportunity, and be encouraged, to undertake a continuous course of study in an Asian language throughout their years of schooling. Priority Asian languages will be Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian and Japanese. In this way, it is hoped that learning about Asia will be business-as-usual for every Australian school and every Australian student. Elsewhere, the White Paper also talks of the need to support in-Asia study by Australian students -- something I strongly support. The White Paper also sets out the need for Australian researchers to continue to engage with Asia in their fields of study. This is already happening