3 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Searching for APEC Greg Earl APEC faces some new competition as Australia considers the sovereign risks involved in reducing domestic gas prices.
2 Nov 2022 Where does Australia’s new aid budget leave gender equality? Annabel Dulhunty Gender equality is not just an “add-on”, it is essential to a functioning society. Funding must reflect that.
31 Oct 2022 By the numbers: Papua New Guinea and development funding Thomas Wangi Australian funding to its Pacific neighbour outstripped the region’s major partners by four to one during the pandemic.
30 Oct 2022 Where the buck stops: aid in Fiji Mere Nailatikau The development funding arena in the Pacific is a crowded space. But local actors are often forced to take back seat.
18 Oct 2022 Development finance – how much, done how? John Eyers Identifying institutional options for infrastructure finance in the Asia Pacific.
11 Oct 2022 The Global Fragility Act in PNG: can the US succeed? Jessica Collins A seemingly radical approach that relies on prevention and relinquishing control may be a foreign policy game-changer.
7 Oct 2022 A new aid strategy: purpose, priorities, and plumbing Cameron Hill The government has a chance to define the criteria used in the hard choices about how to allocate scarce aid dollars.
6 Oct 2022 Economic diplomacy: Time for transparency on aid reform Greg Earl A new study reveals difficult trade-offs between development spending on governance and the decline of democracy.
4 Oct 2022 Building a better development finance institution: Australia’s opportunity Jessica Mackenzie , Alberto Lemma Canberra can learn a lot about risk appetite and the culture of financing from those already in the space.
3 Oct 2022 Greater Sunrise: Can Timor-Leste play the “China card”? Teesta Prakash , Jack Sato Beijing is a minor player in development finance for Dili – but it’s a different story with state-owned enterprises.
23 Sep 2022 Six reasons to be cautious about Australia establishing a DFI Jenny Gordon As soon as public money is on the table, there will be a line of players looking to “clip the ticket”.
16 Sep 2022 Five reasons Australia should establish a Development Finance Institution Roland Rajah A DFI would expand Canberra’s development toolkit and re-establish the country as a serious financing partner in Asia.
8 Sep 2022 Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad Greg Earl A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid.
5 Sep 2022 José Ramos-Horta's Australian visit: a checklist Parker Novak The Greater Sunrise LNG field will top his agenda, along with economic diversification and ASEAN membership.
5 Aug 2022 Development finance in Asia: a memoir Robert Wihtol A former president of the Asian Development Bank reminisces about dealing with the rise of China.
1 Aug 2022 Unpacking China’s Global Development Initiative Mercedes Page Red flags should be flying about Beijing’s latest challenge to the international development agenda.
25 Jul 2022 Engaging with the Pacific: the legal angle Sarah McCosker , Joanne Wallis , Melissa Conley Tyler The often complex and transnational legal challenges facing the region are an opportunity to foster cooperation.