In this keynote address delivered on 19 February at the 2020 Australasian AID Conference, Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, outlines the key trends in the Indo-Pacific region affecting Australia’s development partners and shaping its new international development policy. He also discusses Australia’s longstanding commitment to the region and its Pacific step-up, and how Australia will continue to support the region and keep it strong.

Minister Hawke is introduced by Helen Sullivan, Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. 

Keynote speaker:
Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific

Chair:
Helen Sullivan, Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, The Australian National University

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