
Safeguarding crop diversity: a conversation with Stefan Schmitz
In this episode of Devpolicy Talks, Robin Davies interviews Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.The conversation begins with a discussion of the Svalbard Global Seed ...
8 Apr 202546min

Stability amidst uncertainty: 2025 Australian aid budget analysis
In this episode of Devpolicy Talks, Amita Monterola speaks with Dr Cameron Hill and Honorary Professor Robin Davies about Australia's 2025-26 aid budget. The conversation reveals two competing narrati...
29 Mar 202528min

Asif Saleh on BRAC as an innovative social conglomerate
In this episode of Devpolicy Talks, Robin Davies interviews Asif Saleh, the Executive Director of BRAC, one of the world’s largest and most influential non-governmental organisations. Asif reflects on...
21 Mar 202545min

Global health in crisis: a conversation with Nina Schwalbe
In this episode of Devpolicy Talks, Robin Davies interviews Nina Schwalbe about the dramatic shifts in US global health policy under the Trump administration and their far-reaching consequences. As fo...
8 Mar 202533min

Australasian AID Conference: looking forward to AAC2025
The Australasian AID Conference (AAC), held annually in partnership with The Asia Foundation, has become an integral part of the Australian and regional aid calendar.We are pleased to announce ACC2025...
23 Feb 202535min

Agnes Kalibata on transforming African agriculture
Robin Davies speaks with Dr Agnes Kalibata, who has led the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa for the past decade and previously served as Rwanda's Minister of Agriculture, in which role she h...
14 Feb 202533min

Masood Ahmed on development cooperation in a contested world
Robin Davies speaks with Sir Masood Ahmed, the distinguished international economist whose career spans over 35 years at the forefront of international development. Up to July 2024, Ahmed served as Pr...
5 Des 202451min

Vaccinating the next billion: Gavi’s CEO Dr Sania Nishtar
Gavi is a unique global health partnership that has revolutionised access to vaccines in lower-income countries since 2000. Working with governments, UN agencies, private sector partners and civil soc...
22 Nov 202441min





















