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National Symposium On Australian Traditional Medicine

Inaugural National Symposium on Australian (Indigenous) Traditional Medicines: an ANU - WSU initiative
The symposium will gather First Peoples of Australia, policy makers, regulators, academics and researchers aiming to showcase the development and achievements in Australian traditional medicine.
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RegNet alumna Libby Salmon receives ANU 2023 Gender Institute Prize
Congratulations to Libby Salmon, recipient of the 2023 ANU Gender Institute Prize for Excellence in Gender and Sexuality Research.
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Naing Ko Ko. Photo: Bina D'Costa

Remembering Naing Ko Ko
With full hearts, we pay tribute to Naing Ko Ko, our RegNet alumnus, a dedicated scholar and human rights advocate whose courageous spirit and tireless struggle for the people Myanmar defined his life
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RegNet alumnus Derek Futaiasi appointed as Solomon Islands’ Permanent Secretary
RegNet alumnus Dr Derek Futaiasi has been appointed as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Traditional Governance, Peace, and Ecclesiastical Affairs in the Solomon Islands.
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PhD writing retreat at ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus
RegNet PhD scholars embark on a memorable writing retreat at ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus, bonding over shared experiences and taking the opportunity to relax and engage with nature.
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HDR Supervisor of the Month: Dr Belinda Townsend
RegNet’s Dr Belinda Townsend has been being awarded the Higher Degree Research (HDR) Supervisor of the Month Award for March 2024.
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Australia’s migration system requires stronger institutions
Alan Gamlen writes for ANU Policy Brief on the government's Migration Strategy, released last December.
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Miranda Forsyth, provided

Q&A with Miranda Forsyth: The pivotal role of PNG's village courts in curbing sorcery violence
RegNet's Professor Miranda Forsyth spoke with RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman about Sorcery Accusation-Related Violence (SARV) in Papua New Guinea.

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Pacific Engagement Visas: New developments but quotas unknown
Australia’s highly competitive new visa lottery has much leg work to do to make fair allocations between countries, write Natasha Turia and Akka Rimon

How the Quad can help build a better Indo-Pacific via health diplomacy
The Quad should focus on improving pharmaceutical manufacturing in the region through technology transfer and collaboration, write Mutiara Indriani and Andree Surianta

Democracy Sausage: Population panic
Migration expert Alan Gamlen and demographer Liz Allen join Mark Kenny to talk ‘population panics’ and immigration politics.

Australia’s Southeast Asia trade stumbling block
Canberra must move fast on a formal information-sharing facility to reach its regional economic and foreign policy goals, writes Maxfield Peterson for The Interpreter

Australian international court judge calls for Israel to suspend Gaza military operation
Hilary Charlesworth further explains ruling calling on Israel to permit aid deliveries to Palestinians, saying ICJ was too ‘opaque’ in its wording

Can the European Union influence global standard-setting in AI?
The race for AI standard-setting is only just beginning: Darren Lim, Walter Brenno Colnaghi and Anthea Roberts write for the Australian Institute of International Affairs

Australia’s migration system requires stronger institutions
The solution to Australia’s migration policy dilemma is to reinstate a standalone immigration department and establish a national migration institute, Alan Gamlen writes for the ANU Policy Brief

Assessing Indonesia’s potential presidents’ South China Sea strategies
The presidential candidate’s strategy on the South China Sea is important to ensure the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Indonesian territory, Aristyo Rizka Darmawan writes for East Asia Forum

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Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Outgrow the System - film screening and panel discussion

The Planetary Health Equity Hothouse presents the film: Outgrow the System by directors Cecilia Paulsson and Anders Nilsson.

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Image of a professional about to touch a tablet device with cyber security related icons hovering around her finger by Worranan from Adobe Stock used under under Education License
Tue, 30 Apr 2024

Managerialism and excesses of the state

Strategies of managerial governance - outsourcing, cost recovery, performance indicators - produce overkill in the fields of regulation, crime control, and national security.
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Abstract illustration of human brain, face and radiating waves by geralt on https://pixabay.com/images/id-4550602/ free to use under pixabay licence
Tue, 7 May 2024

The construction and contestation of global neurotechnology governance

Walter’s thesis explores the social and political dynamics of the emerging system of global governance for neurotechnologies.

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Image of book cover 'The Promise and Perils of China’s Regulation of Artificial Intelligence' by Angela Zhang, from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/high-wire-9780197682258?cc=us&lang=en
Wed, 8 May 2024

High Wire book talk - the promise and perils of China’s regulation of AI

Drawing upon insights from her newly released book, Angela Zhang will explore the multifaceted nature of China's institutional dynamics and their impact on AI regulation.
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Image of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, Seattle, Washington, USA, by Jack at Wikipedia on flickr https://flic.kr/p/wm85wK, free to use under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED licence
Tue, 14 May 2024

The gates of orchestration in global governance: the case of the global pharmaceutical innovation system

Investigating how the Gates Foundation contributes to entrenching the patent-based global pharmaceutical innovation system.

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Tue, 14 May 2024

Networked governance of emergency management and associated vulnerabilities during disasters caused by natural hazards: a multi-sited ethnography

Maegan's presentation explores the governing logics and mentalities of emergency management in Phoenix, Arizona, and the resulting inequities that are experienced by communities.
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Photo of children looking out at the ocean from a sea wall, Kiribati, illustrating the existential threat posed by rising seas in the Anthropocene; supplied by the speaker
Thu, 16 May 2024

Te Waa of future mobilities in Kiribati: A model for social, economic, and environmental resilience

In this presentation, Akka shares her research progress and some initial findings, on the dimensions of mobility in Kiribati and how these interact to motivate broader
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Image of a metaverse festival by Duncan Rawlinson – Duncan.co from https://flic.kr/p/2mDhQbd, free to use under CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED licence.
Tue, 21 May 2024

Backbones & blueprints: cybernetic approaches to the metaverse

This work focuses on making discourse on the metaverse legible in the context of story and history, considering a safer, more responsible, and more sustainable future metaverse.
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Wed, 24 Apr 2024

The colours of intervention: Mapping the world, shaping resistance

Professorial Lecture Series
Tue, 23 Apr 2024

Governance for planetary health equity – the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse project

Understanding power, politics, policies, people and processes to improve governance for planetary health equity outcomes.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024

How do new ideas emerge in the trade regime? Implications for addressing climate change.

Episode 11 features Matt Castle, a Senior Lecturer in the Political Science and International Relations Program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand whose current project e
Tue, 16 Apr 2024

Advocacy and change in international organizations: communication, protection, and reconstruction in UN peacekeeping

Kseniya Oksamytna will discuss her recent book, Advocacy and Change in International Organizations: Communication, Protection, and Reconstruction in UN Peacekeeping.
Tue, 9 Apr 2024

Melbas at the laundromat: examining how Australia can improve money laundering prevention

Australia has been described as a beacon and haven where Money Laundering (ML) thrives: so, how can Australia improve ML prevention?
Tue, 2 Apr 2024

Mainstreaming environmental restorative justice

How do we mainstream the use of restorative justice in the context of environmental offending, which in Australia is virtually untested?
Tue, 26 Mar 2024

Simple solutions to complex catastrophes: dialectics of peace, climate, finance, and health

Dialectical method for approaching simple and complex solutions might prevent extinctions and other complex catastrophes.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024

People, power and profit in climate policymaking: ways forward for human and planetary health

Episode 10 features Jess Beagley, the Policy Lead at The Global Health and Climate Alliance, with Dr Megan Arthur and Prof. Sharon Friel.

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