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Cynthia Couette and Jean-Frédéric Morin recognised for research on space debris governance
Cynthia Couette and Jean-Frédéric Morin receive the Best Scientific Contribution for their paper, The Missing Ingredients for a Polycentric Governance System of Orbital Debris.
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Sharon Friel addresses planetary health inequity at Prevention Research 2026
Professor Sharon Friel delivered an opening keynote at Prevention Research 2026, contributing to global discussions on preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities.
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RegNet HDR representatives Esther (left) and Emma (right).

Meet our new HDR representatives: Esther and Emma
RegNet’s HDR representatives, Esther and Emma are looking forward to fostering connections and supporting HDR students in their research journey.
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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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Who’s monitoring the social impacts of PNG’s mining industry?
Monitoring is not simply about collecting data. It shapes how impacts are understood, measured and managed, writes Nick Bainton.

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation
Australia is facing a growing wave of climate and energy misinformation and disinformation, fuelled by AI and amplified through social media, according to the findings of a Senate inquiry, writes Christian Downie.

Major retailers could pick up fuel bill
Christian Downie spoke on the ABC AM Program highlighting the need to ramp up policies to electrify Australia's transport sector as we face a liquid fuel crisis.

Information Wars: brave leaders, strong media needed to rein in tech giants and counter disinformation
There are things we can do as individuals to address disinformation, including making sure to verify sources and not sharing information that looks dodgy, says Christian Downie.

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.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2026

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.
Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 30 Apr 2026

Public power for planetary health equity: why ownership matters

Episode 29 of the Saving the World webinar series features Dr Matt Ryan, UTS Chancellor's Research Fellow and Hothouse Future Leaders Program Fellow (2024).
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Thu, 9 Apr 2026

Decoding green deception: What regulatory reforms are necessary to curb greenwashing in ultra-processed foods in ways that contribute to planetary health equity?

This presentation marks Roxana's Mid-Term Review, where she will present her ongoing research, including preliminary findings from her fieldwork across Europe.
Tue, 31 Mar 2026

Wellbeing and Indigenous Rights

                                                        

 
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.
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.

 
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.

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.
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
Wed, 4 Mar 2026

Interagency collaboration in Global South migration governance

This study investigates interagency collaboration in migration governance in Ethiopia and Kenya, focusing on how national, regional, and international actors interact to shape mig

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