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May 27, 2025
Global aid cuts are putting health outcomes in the region at risk. Is this the most critical gap Australia should fill and how?
Laetitia Chow
Meru Sheel
Lesley Bola
May 13, 2025
What’s one thing a new Minister for International Development should grasp about Australian development cooperation?
Melissa Conley Tyler
Pulse Check x Philippines Expert
Matt Darvas
April 29, 2025
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion under pressure. How should Australia navigate?
Nayomi Kannangara
Sian Wrigley
Lanni Hamblin
April 15, 2025
The 2025 federal election. What are the competing visions for Australian aid?
Zoe Daniel
Mat Tinkler
Jack Hennessy
April 1, 2025
50 years of independence in PNG: What do we need to think about for the future of the Australia-PNG Partnership?
Ian Kemish AM
Dr Kerryn Baker
Bruce Davis AM
March 18, 2025
AusDevPortal: What’s to like, what’s next?
Dr Alex Edney-Browne
Anna Winoto
Terence Wood
March 4, 2025
50 years of independence in PNG: What do we need to think about for the future of the Australia-PNG partnership?
Oliver Nobetau
Maholopa Laveil
Natasha Turia
February 18, 2025
Trump. USAID. What does this mean for the region?
Tunggal Pawestri
Kathryn Paik
Dr Cameron Hill
February 4, 2025
2025: What are you watching?
Bridi Rice
William Leben
Mira Sulistiyanto
December 12, 2024
How can Australia’s turn to economic statecraft help the poor?
Ryan Edwards
Melissa Conley Tyler
Helen Mitchell
November 21, 2024
Disability equity in Southeast Asia – a mixed report card on Australia’s assistance?
Kerryn Clarke
Quyen Vu Thi
Muhammad Joni Yulianto
November 7, 2024
US election. So what for development?
Kathryn Paik
Dr Cameron Hill
Melissa Conley Tyler
October 24, 2024
Old problems, new technologies: inequality, governance, fragility. What does AI mean for development?
Toni Friedman
Anthea Roberts
Dr Chinasa T. Okolo
September 26, 2024
How can development and foreign policy better harness intergenerational approaches?
Richard Moore
Dr Jessica Collins
Asha Clementi
September 12, 2024
Is sunlight the best disinfectant?
Mary-Louise O'Callaghan
Dorothy Wickham
Grant Walton
August 29, 2024
What advice would you give the new UN Special Envoy on Myanmar?
Zaw Hein
Chit Suu Win Htein
Tamas Wells & Soe Htet
August 1, 2024
What will it take for Australia to deliver a transformative Civil Society Partnerships Fund?
Jocelyn Condon
Petrarca Karetji
Clancy Moore
July 18, 2024
COP31 - What's essential to see from Australia?
Alopi Latukefu, Corinne Fagueret and Dr Mahendra Kumar
Dermot O'Gorman
Athaulla A Rasheed
July 4, 2024
Is it in Australia's interest to put fragility back on the radar?
William Leben
Adam Burke
Ciaran O'Toole
June 20, 2024
Performance evidence is essential, but are there better alternatives to the ‘MEL-industrial complex’?
Sarah Mak
Lucy Pennington
Robin Perry
June 6, 2024
Political settlements in the Pacific are under pressure. What’s Australia’s next move?
Nic Maclellan
Kerryn Baker
Oliver Nobetau
May 23, 2024
How can First Nations-led program design, monitoring, evaluation and implementation approaches be better incorporated into Australia’s development program?
Sarah Leary
Lindey Andrews & Jessica Leslie
Ashlee Wone
May 9, 2024
Didn’t meet the gender target… good news for transparency or bad news for gender?
Alice Ridge
Ashlee Betteridge
Sian Wrigley
April 24, 2024
If you could have one thing guaranteed in the new humanitarian strategy, what would it be?
Beth Eggleston
Naomi Brooks
Jules Frost
April 11, 2024
What’s the secret to a successful donor-implementer relationship?
Mat Tinkler
Vania Budianto
Mark Moran
March 28, 2024
What’s the role for development assistance in Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040?
Gabrielle Stewart
Richard Moore
Dr. Jenny Gordon
March 14, 2024
More climate, more gender, more targets, same budget - how will this play out?
Dr. Cameron Hill
Matt Spannagle
Dr. Danielle Ireland-Piper
February 29, 2024
2024: What's dictating the direction of Australian development?
Bridi Rice
Mira Sulistiyanto
Heather Murphy
November 9, 2023
The new policy wants a ‘nature positive’ world. What changes should we expect in the next 12 months?
Polly Hemming
David Poulton
Julie Boulton
November 2, 2023
Disability Equity and Rights Strategy - what's critical for effectiveness?
Jane Edge
Georgina Naigulevu
Ben Clare
October 19, 2023
How can Australia translate climate ambition from policy to reality?
Richard Mathews
Megan Argyriou
Nat Burke
October 5, 2023
If you could have one thing guaranteed in the new gender strategy, what would it be?
Sally Moyle
Lauren Hallett
Dr Anu Mundkur
September 28, 2023
When should and shouldn’t we compete with China?
Justin Bassi
Hayley Channer
Heather Murphy
September 14, 2023
Are we adequately grappling with climate change effects in Southeast Asia?
Anastasia Kapetas
Elizabeth Morison
Lia Zakiyyah
September 7, 2023
What will make the recent policing increase money well-spent?
Dr Lisa Denney
Gordon Peake
Gregory Ley
August 31, 2023
What challenges do special economic zones pose to development?
Jeremy Douglas
Hannah McNicol
Kristina Amerhauser
August 24, 2023
What’s holding Australia back from offering digital development assistance?
Niki Baroy
Mercedes Page
Shannon McKeown
August 17, 2023
Youth bulge in the region: what are the development opportunities?
Vanessa Erleen Teutao
Dr Aidan Craney
Zahra Al Hilaly
August 10, 2023
The new Development Policy is here. What are your first impressions?
Dr Jenny Gordon
Dr Annabel Dulhunty
Julie Boulton
August 3, 2023
If contestability is crucial to development, how do we build the muscle?
Professor Michael Wesley
Dayle Stanley & Ryan Young
Anna Van Vliet
July 28, 2023
Has Labor lost its ambition on international development?
Dr Michael Green
Michelle Higelin
Madeleine Flint
July 20, 2023
Is influence the unspoken performance indicator for Australian aid?
Richard Moore
Michael Wilson
Bridi Rice
July 13, 2023
What should the development priorities be for the new Timorese government?
Jonas Guterres
Marilia Da Silva Alves
Héctor Salazar Salame
July 6, 2023
How will a First Nations Foreign Policy turbocharge development?
Alice Tamang
Jenna Hawes
Melissa Conley Tyler
June 22, 2023
Judging development: how do we think beyond basic poverty measures?
Dr Kushneel Prakash
Shannon McKeown
Matt Morris
June 15, 2023
Australia in Southeast Asia: do we have the development skills, stamina, and leadership?
Diastika Rahwidiati
Dr Nicola Nixon
Alexandre Dayant
June 8, 2023
Evaluation is front and centre in Canberra right now. How can we capitalise on this?
Jessica Kenway
Philippa Venning
Mira Sulistiyanto
June 1, 2023
Change on locally led development is non-negotiable: what’s the first move?
Dr Salmah Eva-Lina Lawrence
Emmeline Siale Ilolahia & Jocelyn Condon
Dr Deborah Cummins
May 25, 2023
What’s the next step in encouraging research-informed policy?
Ujjwal Krishna
Bridi Rice
Dr Patrick Kilby
May 18, 2023
What’s the case for doubling down on governance efforts in the development program?
Graham Teskey
Jennifer Kalpokas Doan
Dr Lisa Denney
May 11, 2023
The donor landscape is diversifying. What do you wish you knew before you landed?
Blake Chrystal
Dr George Varughese
Martina Zapf
May 4, 2023
Flipping power dynamics in development: what do we know works?
Fremden S Yanhambath
Mereani Rokotuibau
Anna Winoto
April 27, 2023
Building Australian development capability: what’s essential?
James Gilling
Tom Sloan
Jessica Mackenzie
April 20, 2023
What can Australia do to realise the Government’s commitment to genuine partnerships?
Terence Wood
Bu Wilson
Isabelle Coleman
April 13, 2023
‘Red Alert’ for development?
Dr William Stoltz
Richard Moore
James Cox
April 6, 2023
ODE will not be returning. What’s the best alternative for a modern development program?
Jo Hall
Natalia Beghin
Ryan Edwards
December 1, 2022
Australia has doubled down on support to Pacific media – but what could this look like in practice?
Peni Tawake
Teodosia (Dhesy) Dos Reis
Jason Staines
November 24, 2022
Corporates are scaling up development – what’s the likely impact?
Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope
Peter Wilkinson
Rachel Mason Nunn
November 17, 2022
Terrorist financing laws are preventing basic humanitarian assistance and often abused for political gain. What must change?
Dr Sylvia Laksmi
Jacob Kurtzer
Natasha Chabbra
November 10, 2022
U.S. and Australian development cooperation is underway. What's the best pathway to impact?
Jope Tarai
Theresa Meki
Maholopa Laveil
November 3, 2022
MAMPU and Nepal Subnational Governance: widely lauded as two of the best projects Australia supports. Why?
Bernadette Whitelum & Kate Shanahan
Peter Yates
Linda Kelly & Nila Wardani
October 27, 2022
The first Albanese Government budget is here. What's your take?
Jessica Mackenzie
Cam Hill, Stephen Howes, Huiyuan Liu
Bridi Rice & Madeleine Flint
October 20, 2022
What will it take for the new development policy to be more than just words on a page?
Marc Purcell
Dr Jenny Gordon
Madeleine Flint
October 13, 2022
Should development cooperation be the frontier for re-engagement with China?
Richard Moore
Anthea Mulakala
Daniel Runde
October 6, 2022
Defence, Treasury and the intelligence community all have skin in the development game. What's one thing they need to know?
Amanda Robbins
John Blaxland
Dr Teesta Prakash
September 29, 2022
Violence against women, electoral fraud and corruption: at what point does Australia speak up?
Elvina Ogil
Dr Michael Main
Bridi Rice
September 21, 2022
There are eight million displaced people across our region: what can Australia be doing?
Jane McAdam
Adrian Edwards
Patrick Wall
September 15, 2022
Does performance monitoring lead to better performance?
Gordon Peake
Jocelyn Condon
Chris Roche & Allan Mua Illingworth
September 8, 2022
A new office of Southeast Asia: what lessons can be taken from the Office of the Pacific?
Joanne Wallis
Richard Moore
Melissa Conley Tyler
September 1, 2022
What do young people in the region want from Australia on development?
Socheat Nhip
Juvita Pereira Faria
Jessie Tang
August 25, 2022
What qualities will make and break development professionals of the future?
Rachel Mason Nunn
Ellie Hewitt
Anna Gibert
August 18, 2022
Is Australia missing in action on financial crime?
Dr Grant Walton
John Chevis
Bridi Rice
August 11, 2022
We're in a food crisis. What does this mean for development?
Dr Robyn Alders AO
Rosie Wheen
Emmy Simmons
August 4, 2022
Does Australia need a Development Finance Institution (DFI)?
Matt Morris
Amanda Robbins
Brigid O'Farrell
July 28, 2022
New Government, fresh chance: what would it take for DFAT to be a world class development agency?
Melissa Conley Tyler
Joanne Choe
Anthea Roberts
July 21, 2022
Is the East Asian growth and development superhighway closing? So what?
Dr Shiro Armstrong
Dr Jenny Gordon
Roland Rajah
July 14, 2022
How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and 'Cold War II' affect international development?
Dr Helen Szoke AO
John Langmore AM
Misha Zelinsky
July 7, 2022
Australia: missing in action on conflict prevention?
Michael Wilson
Martina Zapf
Miranda Forsyth
June 30, 2022
What does the overturn of Roe v. Wade mean for international development?
Dr Anu Mundkur
Dr Sarah McCosker
Madeleine Flint
June 23, 2022
Using the aid program for geostrategic competition: good, bad or indifferent?
Hugh White
Thenu Herath
Tim Watkin
June 16, 2022
Is ‘Fortress Australia’ inherently insecure?
Benjamin Herscovitch
Alice Ridge
Bridi Rice
June 9, 2022
It’s a Disaster. How can we deliver on Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience as climate change accelerates?
Dr Robert Glasser
Natasha Chabbra
Dermot O’Gorman
June 2, 2022
What have you seen that pushes the localisation agenda forward?
Fiona Tarpey
Beth Eggleston
Joanne Choe
May 26, 2022
So Labor is in. What’s the biggest challenge and biggest opportunity greeting them on development?
Terence Wood
Jacqui De Lacy
Richard Moore
May 19, 2022
The Labor Party has said the SDGs will be a blueprint for Australian development. What do you make of this?
Dr Cameron Hill
Julie Boulton
Marc Purcell
May 12, 2022
The Liberal Party has said our aid to the Pacific is the biggest it’s ever been. What do you make of this?
Sarah Burrows
Dr Cameron Hill
Stuart Schaefer
May 5, 2022
What doesn't Australia understand about China's development program?
Alexandre Dayant
Anthea Mulakala
Dr Denghua Zhang
April 28, 2022
Do we have an aid program – or just an aid budget?
Stuart Schaefer
Jessica Mackenzie
Richard Moore
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What does the overturn of Roe v. Wade mean for international development?
Dr Anu Mundkur
Dr Sarah McCosker
Madeleine Flint
16 June 2022
Is ‘Fortress Australia’ inherently insecure?
Benjamin Herscovitch
Alice Ridge
Bridi Rice
2 June 2022
What have you seen that pushes the localisation agenda forward?
Fiona Tarpey
Beth Eggleston
Joanne Choe
19 May 2022
The Labor Party has said the SDGs will be a blueprint for Australian development. What do you make of this?
Dr. Cameron Hill
Julie Boulton
Marc Purcell
5 May 2022
What doesn't Australia understand about China's development program?
Alexandre Dayant
Anthea Mulakala
Dr Denghua Zhang
23 June 2022
Using the aid program for geostrategic competition: good, bad or indifferent?
Hugh White
Thenu Herath
Tim Watkin
9 June 2022
It’s a Disaster. How can we deliver on Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience as climate change accelerates?
Dr Robert Glasser
Natasha Chabbra
Dermot O’Gorman
26 May 2022
So Labor is in. What’s the biggest challenge and biggest opportunity greeting them on development?
Terence Wood
Jacqui De Lacy
Richard Moore
12 May 2022
The Liberal Party has said our aid to the Pacific is the biggest it’s ever been. What do you make of this?
Sarah Burrows
Dr. Cameron Hill
Stuart Schaefer
28 April 2022
Do we have an aid program – or just an aid budget?
Stuart Schaefer
Jessica Mackenzie
Richard Moore
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October 17, 2024
Gordon Peake x People-watching in Port Moresby
According to Gordon Peake, the great game of statecraft is unfolding in PNG, where international attention is yet to trickle down to the country’s population.
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October 3, 2024
Dr Mercy Masta x Gender Equality, The Pacific Way
According to Dr Mercy Masta, rethinking gender equality in the Pacific requires embracing local cultural practices and engaging men alongside women.
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September 19, 2024
Martina Zapf x Lessons for Australia’s Civil Society Partnerships Fund
According to Martina Zapf, Australia’s Civil Society Partnership Fund must set its sights where civic society is most under threat and take strategic risks to meaningfully strengthen and protect civic space in the Indo-Pacific.
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September 5, 2024
Dr Salmah Eva-Lina Lawrence x The Majority World – what’s in a phrase?
According to Dr Salmah Lawrence, Australia should reframe development by adopting the term "Majority World" and prioritising local leadership for truly equitable development.
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August 22, 2024
The Hon Pat Conroy x Australia's International Development Policy Anniversary Event
Hear from the Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, in conversation with 50 experts on the 1st year anniversary of the International Development Policy.
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July 25, 2024
David Young x Lessons learnt for fragile and conflict-affected states
According to David Young, Australia can enhance its development impact by investing in its governance and fragility capabilities, ensuring a long-term commitment to addressing complex challenges.
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July 11, 2024
Aidan Craney and Yeshe Smith x Racism, Colonialism and Whiteness in Development
According to Aidan Craney and Yeshe Smith, Australia's development assistance must prioritise local leadership and dismantle colonial biases to achieve lasting impact in the Pacific.
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June 27, 2024
Therese Faulkner x International Development Contractors Community Policy Priorities
According to Therese Faulkner, Australia’s development program can achieve greater impact by embracing a growth mindset, but must prioritise innovation and local engagement to make it happen.
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June 13, 2024
Dr Darren Lim x Australia’s Reassessment of Economic Interdependence with China
According to Darren Lim, Australia’s security concerns are best addressed by supporting strong political and institutions in the region, including through development assistance.
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May 30, 2024
Heather Murphy x Navigating the competing purposes of Australian development
According to Heather Murphy, Australia’s development program can reduce geostrategic risks and secure Australia's future through development, but must remain laser-focused on development outcomes to achieve that.
Heather Murphy x Navigating the competing purposes of Australian development
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May 16, 2024
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan x The Sad State of Australia's Security Discourse
According to Dr Elizabeth Buchanan, Australia’s security and broader foreign policy discourse is lacking robustness and nuance - changes are needed to avoid group think and break free of the status quo.
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May 2, 2024
Marc Purcell x The Safer World For All Campaign
According to Marc Purcell, the Safer World For All Campaign asks policymakers to put their money where their mouths are in the lead up to the 2024 budget.
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April 18, 2024
Mat Tinkler x What’s the secret to a successful donor-implementer relationship?
According to Mat Tinkler, a successful donor-implementer relationship depends on trust, built through hard and honest conversations. That means implementers have to be brave, and donors have to be flexible.
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April 4, 2024
Sue Robertson x ‘There but for the grace of God…’ – reflections on leading the APS Integrity Taskforce
Australian Government integrity overseas starts with demonstrating integrity at home. According to Sue Robertson, leader of the APS Integrity Taskforce, investing in the psychological safety and contestability of the public service will deliver better foreign policy results for Australia.
Sue Robertson x ‘There but for the grace of God…’ – reflections on leading the APS Integrity Taskforce
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March 21, 2024
Mira Sulistiyanto x Pulse Check Indonesia
Mira Sulistiyanto dives into the insights and ideas of Indonesian non-government experts in the Lab’s Pulse Check x Indonesia report and interactive website.
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March 7, 2024
Hervé Lemahieu x How Australia Can Unleash Its Own “Brussels Effect” in the Pacific Island Region
According to Hervé Lemahieu, borrowing some of the logic of European integration and applying these concepts in the Pacific would better equip the region to advance its collective interests.
Hervé Lemahieu x How Australia Can Unleash Its Own “Brussels Effect” in the Pacific Island Region
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February 22, 2024
Lisa Denney x Diverse Pathways to People Centred Justice
According to Lisa Denney, Australia should support the diverse ways people in the region access justice, beyond that of policing and the formal sector.
Lisa Denney x Diverse Pathways to People Centred Justice
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February 2, 2024
Stephen Howes x Tuvalu election and the Falepili Union
According to Stephen Howes, a visa-free Pacific is the new frontier of Australian development
Stephen Howes x Tuvalu election and the Falepili Union
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January 25, 2024
Natalie Sambhi x Generals gaining ground: Civil-military relations and democracy in Indonesia
According to Natalie Sambhi, Indonesia’s expanded military role in civilian government will be something to watch for Australia following Indonesia’s February election.
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January 25, 2024
Melissa Conley Tyler x What does it look like for Australia to take a whole-of-nation approach to international policy?
According to Melissa Conley Tyler, in this difficult world, Australia needs a whole-of-nation approach to foreign policy. But what does that mean in practice?
Melissa Conley Tyler x What does it look like for Australia to take a whole-of-nation approach to international policy?
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January 25, 2024
Jane Edge x Disability Equity and Rights Strategy - what's critical for effectiveness?
According to Jane Edge, substantive change for people with disability requires real listening, responding and resourcing of the disability movement.
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January 25, 2024
Dr Mike Green x The main game for Australian development is development, not building influence
According to Dr Mike Green, focusing on development outcomes, not influence, leads to better long-term strategic outcomes.
Dr Mike Green x The main game for Australian development is development, not building influence
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December 4, 2023
Richard Moore x Australian Development Cooperation: Urgent and important, but “not a priority”
According to Richard Moore, little has changed in Australia’s international development policy since the DFAT-AusAID merger.
Richard Moore x Australian Development Cooperation: Urgent and important, but “not a priority”
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December 4, 2023
Diastika Rahwidiati x Australia in Southeast Asia: Do we have the development skills, stamina, and leadership?
According to Diastika Rahwidiati, Australia must learn from its investments.
Diastika Rahwidiati x Australia in Southeast Asia: Do we have the development skills, stamina, and leadership?
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December 4, 2023
Solstice Middleby x Aid is not development: The true character of Pacific aid, part 2
According to Solstice Middleby, the aid industry is not tooled to deliver on the needs of the Pacific peoples.
Solstice Middleby x Aid is not development: The true character of Pacific aid, part 2
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December 4, 2023
Dame Meg Taylor x Aid is not development: The true character of Pacific aid
According to Dame Meg Taylor, Australia needs to change the way it does aid to ensure transparency and effectiveness.
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November 16, 2023
Reintroducing: The Readout
Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.
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July 20, 2023
The Readout - Series 3 Episode 5
Jo Choe and James Gilling again join Bridi Rice to discuss Indonesia and Solomon Islands, SDG progress, and approaches to addressing climate.
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July 6, 2023
The Readout - Series 3 Episode 4
Jo Choe and James Gilling again join Bridi Rice to discuss Australia’s ODI ranking, SEA development, and USAID’s localisation targets.
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June 19, 2023
The Readout - Series 3 Episode 3
Jo Choe and James Gilling again join Bridi Rice to discuss donors in the region, disruptions to traditional development, and a possible program reset.
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June 2, 2023
The Readout — Series 3 Episode 2
Jo Choe and James Gilling return to discuss the Biden no-show, all tools of statecraft, and the value of effective country planning.
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May 18, 2023
The Readout — Series 3 Episode 1
Jo Choe and James Gilling join The Lab's Bridi Rice to discuss the Federal Budget, DFAT capability and the imminent development policy in the first episode of a new fortnightly series..
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May 13, 2022
Special Episode: Anka Lee Situation Room Address
Hear from Anka Lee, USAID’s acting Deputy Assistant Administrator and Senior Advisor for the PRC, on how USAID is approaching growing Chinese influence.
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December 13, 2021
A US Perspective
We’ve heard a lot of about the different approaches of the US compared with Australia. So how does the US go about democracy promotion?
A US Perspective
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December 12, 2021
A Practitioner Perspective
What exactly does ‘democracy promotion’ mean in real terms? How do practitioners approach the work? And what’s the challenge with adopting a US-style approach?
A Practitioner Perspective
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December 13, 2021
A Security Perspective
We’ve heard why governance support is critical for prosperity in the region. But just how seriously should Australia take this?
A Security Perspective
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December 10, 2021
A Pacific Perspective
To learn more about the state of democracy, and what the Summit will mean for the region, let’s start where we should – with a Pacific perspective.
A Pacific Perspective
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December 11, 2021
A Summit for Democracy
President Biden has just held the first Summit for Democracy. What will it mean for the Indo-Pacific?
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