Political settlements and their trajectories - Sue Ingram
Over the last decade, international development policies, most notably in the UK, have advanced ‘political settlements’ as a framing concept to guide statebuilding practice in fragile and conflict-aff...
17 Aug 20171h 1min
Australia's role in the global fight against TB: an interview with Eric Goosby
In global health circles, Dr Eric Goosby’s reputation precedes him. A physician by training, he has been a leader in the development and implementation of HIV/AIDS policy for 30 years and is perhaps b...
12 Juli 201729min
My Father, My country - Q & A session of documentary screening with Dame Meg Taylor
In 1938 three Australian patrol officers – Jim Taylor, John Black and Pat Walsh – set off on an epic journey into the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Their purpose: to make contact with highland tribes...
26 Juni 201734min
Drought and famine relief in Papua New Guinea, 2015-2016
PNG was severely impacted by the 2015-16 El Niño drought and, at some very high altitude locations, a series of destructive frosts. The drought and frosts impacted many rural villagers between mid-201...
13 Juni 20171h 44min
Why forests? Why now? The science, economics, and politics of tropical forests and climate change
Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting sustainable development. Despite their importance, tropical forest...
18 Maj 20171h 31min
2017 aid budget breakfast
This year is the first after three years of cuts in which the aid budget is slated to increase – by $84 million. While only enough to keep the aid budget growing with inflation, how will this new mone...
12 Maj 20171h 37min
Coping with high risk and uncertainty in aid policy design and practice - Adam Fforde
In this talk Professor Fforde will discuss how risk and uncertainty are best coped with in development practice. In doing this, he will examine the theories of change that underpin aid practitioners’ ...
28 Apr 201744min
Complexity in governments and markets - Vito Tanzi
Co-hosted by the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute and the Development Policy Centre. As Governments expanded their activities over the years, pushing spending from around 10 per cent of GDP at the be...
23 Apr 20171h 35min
