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RegNet scholars at ICPP 2025
(L-R) Mutiara Indriani, Hridesh Gajurel, Sharon Friel and Christian Downie

RegNet scholars contribute to global policy dialogue at ICPP 2025
RegNet academics and PhD scholars shared their research at the 7th International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP7), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 2–4 July 2025.
Aristyo Darmawan at the Conference on Comparative International Legal Policy
Aristyo Darmawan at the Conference on Comparative International Legal Policy organised by the Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law and Humboldt-Universität

PhD spotlight: Meet Aristyo Darmawan
Third year PhD scholar Aristyo Darmawan had always been passionate about how international law shapes geopolitics and international relations. He shares more about his research journey in this Q&A.
Witch hunts in the 21st century photo exhibition

A visual journey into the silenced harms of witchcraft accusations
The "Witch hunts in the 21st century: a human rights catastrophe" exhibition was launched last week and invited participants to reflect, remember and stand in solidarity with those seeking justice.
ASSA conference at RegNet

Tackling structures of obstruction to planetary health equity in Australia
RegNet hosted the Structures of Obstruction: Understanding Opposition to Planetary Health Equity Action in Australia workshop on 25 and 26 June 2025.
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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.

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Why is net overseas migration plummeting?
After reaching unprecedented heights, net overseas migration is falling rapidly. Why is this happening and what does it mean for Australia’s economy and migration policy? Alan Gamlen and Peter McDonald explain.

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..

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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.
Register to attend by Zoom
Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 21 Aug 2025

Power, accountability and global health governance

Episode 23 of the Saving the World webinar series features Dr David McCoy.
Register here
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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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.
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?

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