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Balzan PhD Fellowships on New Horizons in Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
Applications are now open for the Balzan PhD Fellowships on New Horizons in Restorative Justice and Restorative Peacemaking.
Image credit: Coombs Extension Building, RegNet
Image credit: Coombs Extension Building, RegNet

Job opportunity: Research Officer
The School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) is seeking a Research Officer to contribute to a new research project.
Emergency in a Climate of Crisis workshop

Rethinking emergency in a climate of crisis
Jarrett Blaustein and Jenna Harb participated in the "Rethinking Emergency in a Climate of Crisis" workshop, examining the evolving concept of “emergency” in the context of a rapidly changing climate.
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The future of Generative AI in policy work
Researchers at UNSW Canberra and Australian National University have undertaken national research examining the current and anticipated use of Generative AI in policy work.
Opening address at the 40 years of the Women, Sport and the Media Report’ pop-up exhibition
Associate Professor Fiona McLachlan from Victoria University opens the exhibition

Gender equity in sport in Australia – how far have we come?
How far has gender equity for women in Australian sport come in the last 40 years? An outreach event for Professor Kate Henne's ARC-funded project was held on 22 May at the State Library in Melbourne.
Maegan at the Grand Canyon
Maegan at the Grand Canyon

PhD spotlight: Meet Maegan Miccelli
Third year PhD scholar Maegan Miccelli is interested in research on extreme heat governance and vulnerability. In this Q&A, she shares how her PhD journey is going and what keeps her motivated.
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Reynol Cheng’s research on restorative justice cited by Taiwan’s High Court
A recent Taiwan High Court ruling cited a peer-reviewed article by RegNet PhD scholar Reynol Cheng, reflecting the increasing role of academic research in legal decisions in Taiwan.
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Binota Dhamai at the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Binota Dhamai contributed to high-level discussions on Indigenous rights and self-determination at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

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Whatever happened to the Albanese government’s wellbeing agenda?
A stronger Measuring What Matters would not only give the electorate a clear indication the government is listening, but ensure policy improves lives in a meaningful way, writes Nicholas Drake, alongside co-authors.

The ‘AI for Good’ Agenda: For Whose Benefit?
As AI grows more powerful, 'AI4Good' narratives gain traction—but who is it really good for? These efforts can deepen inequality, enable digital colonialism and fuel nationalism, write María Jurado and Suvradip Maitra.

Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN’s vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools
How can regional collaboration and moves made by ASEAN countries bring them closer to a TB-free future? Mochammad Fadjar Wibowo and Mutiara Indriani explain.

A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits
As climate change reaches new extremes, the policy vacuum created by Donald Trump must urgently be filled by the rest of the world, writes Christian Downie.

National auditors find Measuring What Matters “lacks arrangements to meet policy objectives”
There is a significant gap when it comes to developing a framework that is designed to have tangible wellbeing impacts for current and future generations, writes Chelsea Hunnisett.

Senior public servants think GenAI will boost productivity – but are worried about the risks
Whether GenAI transforms the public service will depend not on the technology itself but on how boldly, carefully and transparently governments choose to use it, write Kate Henne and her co-authors.

Trump 2.0: Potentially the worst development in three decades for access to medicines?
Deborah Gleeson, Belinda Townsend and Brigitte Tenni breaks down the consequences of Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' for access to medicines..

Prabowo’s flawed logic on the Natuna joint development proposal
Despite objection to China’s nine-dash line claim under the former Widodo administration, President Prabowo Subianto now risks giving in to Chinese maritime interests, writes Aristyo Rizka Darmawan.

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Photo of a young girl whose family members have been accused of sorcery hides her face in the settlements outside Goroka, Papua New Guinea, by Adam Browne.
Photo of a young girl whose family members have been accused of sorcery hides her face in the settlements outside Goroka, Papua New Guinea, by Adam Browne.
Thu, 3 Jul 2025

Witch hunts in the 21st century: a human rights catastrophe - photography exhibition launch

Photography exhibition launch: a visual journey into the silenced harms of witchcraft accusations—honouring memory, resilience, and the call for justice.
Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 17 Jul 2025

Why finance matters: understanding food system financialisation to shape better policy

Episode 22 of the Saving the World webinar series features Dr Kate Sievert.
Register here
Image of extreme heat warning sign at Death Valley, CA, USA, by Graeme Maclean, from flickr, used under CC BY 2.0 licence.
Image of extreme heat warning sign at Death Valley, CA, USA, by Graeme Maclean, from flickr, used under CC BY 2.0 licence.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025

The networked governance of extreme heat vulnerability

Maegan’s research explores how emergency management frameworks govern extreme heat and associated vulnerabilities.
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Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Program
Mon, 1 Sep - Fri, 12 Sep 2025

Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Program 2025

Applications for the 2025 Future Leader Program have closed.

We are very excited to announce the third Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders pro

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Tue, 1 Jul 2025

RegNet AI series – sustainability and investment with Gordon Noble

In session two of the RegNet AI Series, Gordon Noble will share insights on sustainability issues related to AI, including energy and water use, as well as discussing investment i
Thu, 26 Jun 2025

Women in ‘border villages’: imagining and practicing community in postwar Sri Lanka

This research attempts to rethink community and nation-making in Sri Lanka beyond ethnicity, through a focus on women in the so-called ‘border villages’ in Sri Lanka.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025

How alienation stemming from 21st Century Capitalism affects our health

Episode 21 of the Saving the World webinar series features Professor Fran Baum.
Thu, 19 Jun 2025

The political economy of electricity trade in Southeast Asia

This talk examines how the transnational regulation of energy demand is impacting the politics of electricity interconnection and trading in Southeast Asia.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Do climatic hazards affect men and women differently? Evidence from coastal Bangladesh using sex-disaggregated rapid survey data

A tropical cyclone in Bangladesh affected men and women in different ways, highlighting the need for disaster response and policies that address these gender-based differences.
Thu, 12 Jun 2025

Breaking ranks: business fragmentation over climate policy reforms

Business can make or break climate policy reforms – why some oil and gas companies backed US methane rules while others fought them is examined.
Tue, 10 Jun 2025

Labour mobility as climate adaptation in Kiribati: a pathway to mobility with dignity?

Does the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme facilitate climate adaptation in Kiribati while enabling mobility with dignity, or does it reinforce dependency and displacement?
Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Data protection and deceptive design patterns

This seminar will explore the role for data protection law in regulating deceptive design patterns and reflects on what this means for the notion of control in these laws.

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