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Screening of the Documentary "The Thinking Game"
The documentary follows Demis Hassabis’ work in Google DeepMind and the pursuit of using Artificial Intelligence as a tool of scientific discoveries.
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Job Opportunity: RegNet Research Fellow
We are seeking a Research Fellow to work in a research-intensive position on an Australian Research Council project on global climate and energy governance.
Miranda Forsyth
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Navigating Pacific Criminology
Professor Miranda Forsyth recently concluded a significant project funded by an Asia Pacific Innovation Program (APIP) grant, aimed at bringing Pacific perspectives to the forefront of criminology.
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Strengthening the regulation of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector
Valerie Braithwaite's report, "All Eyes on Quality" provided significant recommendations to enhance the regulation of the VET sector.
Image credit: Coombs Extension Building, RegNet
Image credit: Coombs Extension Building, RegNet

Job Opportunity: HDR Convenor/Braithwaite Research Fellow
The School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) is seeking a HDR (PhD/MPhil program) Convenor/Braithwaite Research Fellow.
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John Braithwaite honoured with 2024 International Balzan Prize for Restorative Justice
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor John Braithwaite for his 2024 International Balzan Prize for Restorative Justice.
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RegNet scholars awarded APIP grant for innovative research initiatives
Congratulations to Aleks Deejay, Lia Kent and Dr John Noel Viaña on securing APIP grants for advancing regulation and governance research.
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New book by Lia Kent explores spirits, memory and state formation in Timor-Leste
We are delighted to announce the release of Associate Professor Lia Kent’s new book, The Unruly Dead: Spirits, Memory and State Formation in Timor-Leste

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Amid calls for a fossil fuel treaty, the Pacific islands deal with significant public health challenges
The Pacific Islands experience a range of other health challenges, writes PhD scholar Isabelle Zhu-Maguire.

Oceania at COP28: where to next?
Join Akka Rimon, Virginia Marshall and Salā Dr George Carter for the inaugural episode of the Oceania COPcast. Listen as they engage with influential Pacific activists and negotiators, sharing powerful insights and stories.

The politics of migration, refugees and national security
In this episode, Alan Gamlen, Kate Ogg and Dorota Gozdecka join Danielle Ireland-Piper to discuss "crimmigation” and why migration is a politically charged issue.

Mpox: Can ASEAN Build Resilience to Tackle Health Threats?
Compared to ASEAN’s reaction to Covid-19, the region’s public health response to mpox is more assured and united but still requires reinforcement and reinvention, write Mutiara Indriani and Fadjar Wibowo

Space isn’t all about the ‘race’ – rival superpowers must work together for a better future
The world should view space not merely as a “race,” but as an opportunity to improve international relations, benefiting our future humanity on Earth and, one day, beyond, writes Art Cotterell.

The cruelty in banning Afghan women from poetry
Poetry has served as ignition, fuel, and fire throughout many political movements across history, and is particularly prevalent in Afghanistan, writes Isabelle Zhu-Maguire.

Amid calls for critical climate action, the Pacific Islands face significant health challenges
The Pacific Islands region faces some of the world's most diverse health challenges, including the ever-present impacts of climate change, writes Isabelle Zhu-Maguire.

Lessons from ‘Dragonfly Thinking’ – an AI co-creation experiment
AI-based improvements to policymaking are challenging to implement, but embracing AI co-creation can move beyond the bickering of optimists and sceptics into a new paradigm, write Anthea Roberts and Miranda Forsyth.

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The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation, Lia Kent, book cover.
The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation, Lia Kent, book cover.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024

The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation

This event launches and discusses Lia Kent’s new book, The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation in Timor-Leste.
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Image of rhino and juvenile rhino crossing the road by Ashleigh Dore
Image of rhino and juvenile rhino crossing the road by Ashleigh Dore
Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Restorative approaches to wildlife crimes in South Africa

Join Ashleigh Dore in a discussion on the harm that occurs from wildlife crimes in South Africa and explore a novel approach to justice for these and other environmental crimes.
Register to attend by Zoom
Image of Lady Justice, gavel and law books with Indonesian flag in background by mehaniq41; used under Adobe Education License.
Image of Lady Justice, gavel and law books with Indonesian flag in background by mehaniq41; used under Adobe Education License.
Tue, 26 Nov 2024

What is the position of victims in the Indonesian criminal justice system?

This study asks, ‘What is the position of victims in the contemporary Indonesian criminal justice system?’ and implicitly asks - what should it be?
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Image of cogs labelled rules, regulation, policies, standards, meshing together by EtiAmmos used under Adobe Education License
Tue, 26 Nov 2024

Under what circumstances do independent reviews lead to improved practice by Australian regulators?

Can we uncover when independent reviews actually transform Australian regulatory practices, and when they just gather dust on agency shelves?
Public domain image of 'Souvenir of the Federation of Australia' booklet cover, including the slogan ‘One Queen, One Country, One People, One Destiny’; Photographer: Museums Victoria.
Public domain image of 'Souvenir of the Federation of Australia' booklet cover, including the slogan ‘One Queen, One Country, One People, One Destiny’; Photographer: Museums Victoria.
Tue, 26 Nov 2024

Pursuing harmony: regulatory practice in the Australian federation

How do regulators working in Australia’s many “one law / many regulator” schemes achieve harmonious regulatory outcomes?
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AI generated abstract image of human head cracking up reflected in a mirror that is also cracking up by Exotic Escape; used under Adobe Education License.
Tue, 26 Nov 2024

Constructing credibility: discretionary power in Australian Protection assessment

Refugee decision-makers exercise extraordinary discretion in assessing the credibility of claims. How can we understand the influences on an inherently cognitive process?
Obscure image of an Indian army jawan (infantryman) standing against the Himalayan backdrop in Nubra valley, Ladakh by Rahul Venkatram on flickr, used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 licence.
Obscure image of an Indian army jawan (infantryman) standing against the Himalayan backdrop in Nubra valley, Ladakh by Rahul Venkatram on flickr, used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 licence.
Wed, 27 Nov 2024

Rebuilding lives and pursuing justice in South Asia: mapping resistance against everyday state violence by the families of ‘missing persons’ in Punjab and Kashmir, India.

Examining how the families of missing persons in India use different practices and strategies to trace their ‘missing member’ and pursue justice in response to everyday stat
Image of global air and sea routes by Dominic Alves on Flickr, used under the CC BY 2.0 license
Image of global air and sea routes by Dominic Alves on Flickr, used under the CC BY 2.0 license
Wed, 27 Nov 2024

Interagency collaboration in Global South migration governance

Understanding interagency collaboration in migration governance.
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