Pacific gender equality: a regional perspective
In this episode, Robin Davies speaks with Dr Fiona Hukula, the Gender Specialist at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Dr Hukula is a social anthropologist with a Doctorate from the University of ...
6 Sep 202433min
What would an independent New Caledonia mean for Australia? A discussion with Nic Maclellan
In this episode, Robin Davies speaks with the distinguished Australian journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan. Over the years, Nic has extensively covered the political and social dynamics of New Cal...
23 Aug 202455min
The first ten years: Femili PNG’s work with survivors of family and sexual violence since 2014
Robin Davies speaks with Daisy Plana, CEO of Femili PNG, together with in-house lawyer Delwyn Dau and caseworker Elly Toimbo, on the occasion of the organisation’s tenth anniversary. Femili PNG is a p...
9 Aug 202447min
Better than cash: Ruth Goodwin-Groen on how digital payments promote safety, transparency and inclusiveness
Robin Davies speaks with Dr Ruth Goodwin-Groen, an Australian financial inclusion specialist who recently stepped down from her position as founding Managing Director of the Better than Cash Alliance,...
28 Juli 202442min
The gains and pains of working away from home
Development Policy Centre Deputy Director Ryan Edwards and Dung Doan, an Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs team, discuss the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey, which was conducted ...
7 Juli 202429min
Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector
Helder Lopes, Governor of Timor-Leste’s Central Bank, spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Australia in May 2024 under the Special Visits Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.The ...
14 Juni 202433min
MSF’s Dr Christos Christou on the shrinking of the humanitarian space
Dr Christos Christou, International President of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Canberra to meet senior government figures and speak at both the National Press...
30 Maj 202435min
2024 aid budget analysis
On 14 May 2024, the Australian government delivered its first budget since the release of the 2023 international development policy and DFAT’s review of development finance. Professor Stephen Howes an...
17 Maj 202426min
