The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFACR) hosted the fourth Wang Gungwu Lecture in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) at ABC Studios in Melbourne on Wednesday 19 February, 2025.
The lecture is named after the pre-eminent scholar on overseas Chinese communities, Professor Wang Gungwu AO CBE, and celebrates the substantial and longstanding contributions of Australia’s diverse Chinese communities to Australian life.
This year’s lecture was delivered by Melissa Wu, one of only three divers to represent Australia four times at the Olympic Games.
Among the dignitaries in attendance are Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Tim Watts, MP, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senators from the Victorian State Parliament, and members of Professor Wang Gungwu’s family