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Semester begins at RegNet with Policy and Practice of Regulation
Last Friday marked the start of the semester at RegNet, with students coming together for the first session of The Policy and Practice of Regulation course.
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(L-R) Fran Haintz, Lorraine Coppin, Mandy Yap, Nicholas Drake, Kirsten Mann, Michael Woodley, Carly Davenport, Paula Czarnecka, Nick Bainton, Peter Yu, and Jenna Imad Harb. Photo credit: Noah Bedford

Engaging First Nations perspectives in mining agreements
RegNet researchers met with Yindjibarndi leaders to discuss collaborative research on mining agreements and community-led development.
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Call for contributions: Restorative horizons: Indigenous, plural and hybrid paths towards justice and peace
Restorative Horizons seeks contributions that examine Indigenous, customary, spiritual and community-based approaches to justice that reflect the lived realities of communities around the world.
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(L-R) Tola Beavis, Viona Wijaya, Richard Dening, Lucy Barrow and Kinley Gyeltshen.

Welcoming RegNet’s newest PhD scholars
We are delighted to welcome our new cohort of PhD scholars as they begin their academic journey here at RegNet.
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Call for Papers: Witchcraft Accusations and Human Rights
INAWARA invites paper and panel proposals for an international conference on Witchcraft Accusations and Human Rights, to be held in Malawi on 10–11 November 2026.
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Building knowledge and connections: Anna Fieldhouse’s journey at RegNet
A mid-career public servant, Anna Fieldhouse reflects on her PhD journey at RegNet, exploring regulation, civil society and resilience in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Strengthening human rights in the Pacific: Romulo’s PhD journey
Romulo describes his PhD journey as “a kaleidoscope of experiences” shaped by discovery, learning and transformation.
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(L-R) Romulo Nayacalevu, Anna Fieldhouse and Reynol Cheng.

Congratulations to our Class of 2026 graduates!
We are proud to celebrate the achievements of our 2026 graduating cohort and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

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India is using AI to police identity and expel minorities
The Indian state of Maharashtra is developing an AI tool that uses “accent, tone and word choices” to identify and deport Bangladeshi Muslims and displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar, writes Suvradip Maitra.

The hard part of net zero: mobilising big emitters behind reforms
Backing from key firms on climate policy, while not unconditional, can help translate net-zero ambition into progress., writes Nikolai Drahos.

In search of the first female ASEAN secretary-general
After 50 years and 15 male secretaries-general, the time has come for ASEAN to break its longest-standing glass ceiling, writes Mutiara Indriani.

China may yet persuade Southeast Asia to support new maritime order
Step by step, China is creating a Southeast Asian maritime order under its leadership, writes Aristyo Darmawan.

How Bad Bunny’s power pole dance spotlighted the colonial legacy of energy poverty
When Bad Bunny and his dancers scaled power poles during the Super Bowl, he wasn’t just entertaining millions — he was highlighting Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages as a legacy of colonisation, write Jenna Harb and Kirsty Anantharajah.

Rethinking what it means to be a regulator
Veronica Taylor and Adam Slater on rethinking what it means to be a regulator and how The Professional Regulator, RegNet and NRCoP are changing practice in Australia and New Zealand.

From dream to PhD: Nayacalevu breaks ground at ANU
Romulo Nayacalevu gaduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from the Australian National University, becoming the first iTaukei and Pacific Islander to achieve the milestone at the prestigious institution.

If this is to be the year for positive change for planetary health equity, what will it take?
Sharon Friel and Chelsea Hunnisett and outline key opportunities in 2026 for promoting planetary health equity through strategic, ambitious and sensible governance.

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Tue, 10 Mar 2026

[CANCELLED] Diasporic subjectivities and the limits of cross-border autocratic power: A comparative ethnography of Hungarian and Venezuelan migrants in London

This talk presents findings from my comparative ethnography of Hungarian and Venezuelan migrants in London.
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026

Building Support: Authoritarian Regimes and the Politics of Economic Performance

I analyse how autocratic elites credibly commit to performance legitimation using a formal model, data on >80,000 power plants and >300,000 survey responses, and evidence fr
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Mon, 23 Mar 2026

‘Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels’ Roundtable

The Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the ANU GET Lab invite you to join an expert roundtable on Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels.
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026

Radical Reform of the International Investment Treaty Regime: An opportunity for Australian leadership in creating a new global order

Australia has an opportunity to help build a values-based global order through reform of the investment treaty regime.

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Wed, 25 Mar 2026

The Treasury View: Development of a wellbeing economy in Australia

This presentation outlines Chelsea’s progress and preliminary findings for her Mid-Term Review.

 
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Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 26 Mar 2026

Sugar-coated sustainability: Deceit, disclosure, and regulation in ultra-processed foods

Episode 28 of the Saving the World webinar series features Roxana Claudia Tompea, Hothouse PhD Candidate.
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026

Wellbeing and Indigenous Rights

                                                        

 
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