The Readout

Why has Australia “all but institutionalised self-censorship in intellectual strategic thought”? With Dr Elizabeth Buchanan, Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), we discuss her piece ‘The Sad State of Australia’s Security Discourse.’ Elizabeth lays out the importance of cultivating rich, robust, contestable, and nuanced dialogue in security and broader foreign policy spaces.

Read Elizabeth’s piece here: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-sad-state-of-australias-security-discourse/

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.

Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the Safer World For All campaign want? With CEO of the Australian Council For International Development (ACFID), Marc Purcell, we discuss the origins of the campaign, its engagement strategy and its key demands. In the lead up to the budget, Marc highlights the role of activism in holding policymakers to account.

Dive into the Safer World For All Campaign here: https://saferworld.org.au/

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit the Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.

Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s the secret to a successful donor-implementer relationship? With CEO of Save the Children Australia, Mat Tinkler, we discuss his latest piece for the Intel - asking just that. Expanding on his piece, Mat highlights the importance of trust, and stresses the need for government and delivery partners to step up their game to effectively deliver on development funding.

Read Mat Tinkler’s piece, ‘What’s the secret to a successful donor-implementer relationship?’ here: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/11april2024

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How will investing in the psychological safety and contestability of the public service deliver better foreign policy results for Australia? With leader of the APS Integrity Taskforce, Sue Robertson, we discuss her experience and what lessons can be adopted to cultivate integrity within the Australian Government at home and abroad.

Read Sue’s piece, ‘There but for the grace of God,’ reflecting on her time with the Taskforce here: https://anzsog.edu.au/news/sue-robertson-reflections-aps-integrity-taskforce/

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.

Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can Australia deliver on its commitments to be a ‘better listener,’ understand the needs of the region, and be ‘less transactional’ in the delivery of its development assistance? With Mira Sulistiyanto, Analyst at the Development Intelligence Lab, we discuss the findings of the Pulse Check x Indonesia. Mira dives into ideas and insights from Indonesian non-government experts, and highlights what policymakers could make of these results.

Read the Pulse Check x Indonesia findings here: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/pulse-check-sea/indonesia

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How could the integration of Pacific Island countries, Australia and New Zealand achieve development outcomes, remedy power asymmetries and inoculate against an excess of geopolitics in the Pacific region? With Director of Research at the Lowy Institue, Hervé Lemahieu, we discuss borrowing some of the logic of European integration to better equip the region to advance its collective interests.

Read Hervé Lemahieu’s piece, ‘How Australia Can Unleash Its Own “Brussels Effect” in the Pacific Island Region.’ here: https://www.australianforeignaffairs.com/essay/2024/02/dead-in-the-water

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit the Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto. Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why does Australia continue to privilege policing and formal justice sector support given that research shows most people in our region seek justice through informal systems?

With Deputy Director of La Trobe University's Centre for Human Security and Social Change Lisa Denney, we discuss people centred approaches to justice. Lisa speaks on the fundamentality of peace and prosperity in the region where the rule of law delivers for people, not just for institutions.

Read Lisa’s International Development Law Organisation report here: https://www.idlo.int/publications/diverse-pathways-people-centred-justice

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.

Support and editing by Ruby Saulwick and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the recent Tuvalu general election mean for the implementation of the Falepili Union? With Director of the ANU Development Policy Centre Stephen Howes, we unpack the possibilities of the agreement, discussing his article “Australia-Tuvalu deal brings a visa-free Pacific closer”.

Read Stephen's piece here: https://devpolicy.org/australia-tuvalu-deal-brings-a-visa-free-pacific-closer-20231114/

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation: https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands. Music by Viljami Mehto.

Support and editing by Ruby St Ledger and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does an expanded role of the military in civilian government mean for Indonesia's next government, and how does this affect Australia’s development assistance and support of democratic institutions in Indonesia? Founder of Verve Research and Non-Resident fellow at Brookings Institution Natalie Sambhi explains how civil society and trust in public institutions play a crucial role in strengthening democracy in Indonesia, as we explore her article ‘Generals Gaining Ground: Civil-military Relations and Democracy in Indonesia.’

Read Natalie’s article for Brooking’s here: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/generals-gaining-ground-civil-military-relations-and-democracy-in-indonesia/

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation:

https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands.

Music by Viljami Mehto. Support and editing by Ruby St Ledger and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is a whole-of-nation approach to international policy? And what does it look like? With Asia Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue (AP4D) Executive Directer Melissa Conley Tyler, we give you an exclusive preview of the upcoming AP4D paper, 'What does it look like for Australia to take a whole-of-nation approach to international policy?’ 

The Readout is the Development Intelligence Lab's podcast hosted by CEO Bridi Rice. Each episode, you'll meet one development leader, hear their big idea and discover how it can shape the future of Australian development assistance.

Visit Development Intelligence Lab for cracking analysis on Australian development cooperation:

https://www.devintelligencelab.com/our-analysis

The Readout is recorded and produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands.

Music by Viljami Mehto. Support and editing by Ruby St Ledger and Walter Colnaghi.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.