Beste Globaldev Podcasts (2024)

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Pacific gender equality: a regional perspective 33:27

18h ago33:27

33:27

In this episode, Robin Davies speaks with Dr Fiona Hukula, the Gender Specialist at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Dr Hukula is a social anthropologist with a Doctorate from the University of St Andrews. Over more than 20 years, she has dedicated her career to policy and social research, focusing on gender-based violence, urban issues, and …

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What would an independent New Caledonia mean for Australia? A discussion with Nic Maclellan 55:45

15d ago55:45

55:45

In this episode, Robin Davies speaks with the distinguished Australian journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan. Over the years, Nic has extensively covered the political and social dynamics of New Caledonia, providing unique insights into its complex relationship with France and the ongoing independence movement. New Caledonia is going through a pe…

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The first ten years: Femili PNG’s work with survivors of family and sexual violence since 2014 47:34

29d ago47:34

47:34

Robin Davies speaks with Daisy Plana, CEO of Femili PNG, together with in-house lawyer Delwyn Dau and caseworker Elly Toimbo, on the occasion of the organisation’s tenth anniversary. Femili PNG is a pioneering organisation dedicated to supporting survivors of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea through its case management centres in Lae,…

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Better than cash: Ruth Goodwin-Groen on how digital payments promote safety, transparency and inclusiveness 42:35

1M ago42:35

42:35

Robin Davies speaks with Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen, an Australian financial inclusion specialist who recently stepped down from her position as founding Managing Director of the Better than Cash Alliance, a position in which she served for over a decade. Ruth has devoted much of her working life to furthering the idea that digital payment systems, well…

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The gains and pains of working away from home 29:52

2M ago29:52

29:52

Development Policy Centre Deputy Director Ryan Edwards and Dung Doan, an Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs team, discuss the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey, which was conducted between 2020 and 2023. Edwards and Doan explain how the joint research project between the Australian National University and the World Bank was a com…

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Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector 33:54

3M ago33:54

33:54

Helder Lopes, Governor of Timor-Leste’s Central Bank, spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Australia in May 2024 under the Special Visits Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Central Bank of Timor-Leste is a young institution, established in 2011. It combines some of the responsibilities of our own reserve bank with those …

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MSF’s Dr Christos Christou on the shrinking of the humanitarian space 35:03

3M ago35:03

35:03

Dr Christos Christou, International President of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Canberra to meet senior government figures and speak at both the National Press Club and the Development Policy Centre. Christos was appointed to his current role in mid-2019. He has been with MSF in many capacities since 2002, i…

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2024 aid budget analysis 26:01

4M ago26:01

26:01

On 14 May 2024, the Australian government delivered its first budget since the release of the 2023 international development policy and DFAT’s review of development finance. Professor Stephen Howes and Dr Cameron Hill expand on Devpol's 2024 budget breakfast to give an update on recent developments in aid volume and performance, plus upcoming multi…

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IFAD and smallholder agriculture in the Asia-Pacific 36:33

4M ago36:33

36:33

Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, together with his colleague Ron Hartman, spoke with Robin Davies when they visited Australia in March 2024 to encourage the Australian Government to rejoin the Fund. Lario explains IFAD’s distinctive role in supporting small-scale farming to reduce rural poverty and boo…

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Can the world’s governments agree on a better framework for pandemic response? 29:35

5M ago29:35

29:35

Helen Clark sat down with Robin Davies on her March 2024 visit to the Australian National University to talk about whether governments and global institutions are ready to change the way they respond to pandemics. Clark has had a long career in public service as New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme…

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2021 aid budget breakfast 57:44

3+ y ago57:44

57:44

On the eve of the 2021–22 Federal Budget, Stephen Howes set out three tests for Australia’s aid budget: Will there be any further increases in aid next year? Will the government sustain any aid increases beyond this year and next? Will the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide an estimate of this year’s and next year’s Official Developmen…

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Worsening employment outcomes for Pacific technical graduate job-seekers, and one possible solution 59:04

3+ y ago59:04

59:04

The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a major Australian government foreign aid initiative that commenced in 2008, that has spent over $350 million, and that has turned out over 15,000 graduates with Australian qualifications. In a recent Devpolicy Discussion Paper, Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes analyse graduate tracer surveys and …

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Change and continuity in Australian aid: what the aid flows show 47:45

3+ y ago47:45

47:45

Australian foreign aid has changed considerably in the last 20 years. Dr Terence Wood discusses the findings of a recently published report that examines the changing nature of Australian government aid through the lens of publicly available data on aid flows, which provide evidence of change and allow direct comparisons between Australia and other…

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Timor-Leste: 2021 economic survey 1:06:58

3+ y ago1:06:58

1:06:58

Charles Scheiner presents the 2021 economic survey of Timor-Leste, outlining the current economic situation, particularly in relation to the state budget, and the dominance of the Petroleum Fund in state finances. He also looks at future oil and gas possibilities, including Greater Sunrise and the Tasi Mane petroleum infrastructure project, and arg…

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COVID-19: Economic costs and responses in the Pacific 1:18:21

4y ago1:18:21

1:18:21

The economic costs of COVID-19 continue to mount, globally and in the Pacific. But what is the damage in the Pacific, and how are Pacific governments responding? In this webinar, panellists explore the economic damage caused by COVID-19 and the responses Pacific governments are taking. Professor Stephen Howes presents an overview based on the Pacif…

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How to meet Australian demand for Pacific foreign vocational workers 1:10:30

4y ago1:10:30

1:10:30

Historically, Australia has lacked a coherent policy to attract immigrants with less extensive formal training and education, despite the needs of its ageing population and labour market. The Center for Global Development has recently concluded a project with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has produced two papers. Mic…

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Migration and household finances: How a different framing can improve thinking about migration 53:46

4y ago53:46

53:46

It is time to fundamentally reframe the research agenda on migration, remittances, payments and development. Many policymakers in the developing world, and researchers, tend to view migrant remittances as windfall income, rather than as returns on investment, which is how families with migrants tend to see remittances. Migration is thus, among othe…

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Devpolicy Talks

Development Policy Centre, ANU

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Pacific gender equality: a regional perspective 33:27

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What would an independent New Caledonia mean for Australia? A discussion with Nic Maclellan 55:45

1
The first ten years: Femili PNG’s work with survivors of family and sexual violence since 2014 47:34

1
Better than cash: Ruth Goodwin-Groen on how digital payments promote safety, transparency and inclusiveness 42:35

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The gains and pains of working away from home 29:52

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Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector 33:54

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MSF’s Dr Christos Christou on the shrinking of the humanitarian space 35:03

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2024 aid budget analysis 26:01

1
IFAD and smallholder agriculture in the Asia-Pacific 36:33

1
Can the world’s governments agree on a better framework for pandemic response? 29:35

1
2021 aid budget breakfast 57:44

1
Worsening employment outcomes for Pacific technical graduate job-seekers, and one possible solution 59:04

1
Change and continuity in Australian aid: what the aid flows show 47:45

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Timor-Leste: 2021 economic survey 1:06:58

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COVID-19: Economic costs and responses in the Pacific 1:18:21

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How to meet Australian demand for Pacific foreign vocational workers 1:10:30

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Migration and household finances: How a different framing can improve thinking about migration 53:46

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