John Legge Library 24 October 2019 The John Legge Library is a small, specialised collection of books and periodicals located at Dyason House. Library Access All current AIIA […] Read More
What Australian Aid Should Look Like and Why These Five Megatrends Matter By Claire Rogers 24 October 2019 More people in the world are hungry this year than they were last year. The world has pledged to eradicate poverty by 2030. Despite the progress made, we are no longer on track. Read More
One Big Pacific Family? By Jasmine Brinsmead 22 October 2019 Despite the lip-service, to what extent is Australia genuinely concerned for the welfare and prosperity of our “Pacific Family?” Read More
India, The United States, Australia and the Difficult Birth of Bangladesh 22 October 2019 Ric Smith has masterfully woven archival material, memories of his own time as a foreign service officer, and conversations with other officers of the then Department of Foreign Affairs to recount the crisis in East Pakistan in 1971 and the difficult birth of Bangladesh. Read More
Australia's Focus on the Pacific - Minister of International Development and the Pacific Hon Alex Hawke MP's Keynote Speech to the AIIA National Conference By Hon Alex Hawke MP 17 October 2019 Principles of freedom, open markets and defence cooperation underpin the Morrison Government's approach to the Pacific. Read More
Hon Alex Hawke MP 17 October 2019 Alex Hawke was sworn in as the Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific on 29 May 2019. Alex […] Read More
What Can Australia Do? - AIIA National President Allan Gyngell's Keynote Speech At the 2019 AIIA National Conference By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 17 October 2019 In his keynote speech to the AIIA national conference, AIIA National President Allan Gyngell considers the consequences for Australia if the ties between Washington and Beijing finally snap. Read More
Terrorist Financing: Pakistan Is Sort Of Off The Hook For The Moment By Dr Claude Rakisits 17 October 2019 At this week’s meeting of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which was established by the G-7 in 1989 to set measures for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, it was decided that Pakistan would remain on the "Grey List" and not be placed on the “Black List.” Read More
How the World Bank Facilitates Burning in the Amazon By Dr Susan Park 17 October 2019 The World Bank is again in the spotlight for financings of infrastructure projects in Brazil increasingly severe consequences for the environment. Read More
Meeting Australia’s Cyber Security Challenge By Abbey Dorian 17 October 2019 Turnbull’s Cyber Security Strategy was an underfunded and uncertain response to an increasingly complex problem: cyberattack and online interference. Morrison’s 2022 Strategy needs a cradle-to-grave investment in digital literacy to protect Australia’s national interests moving forward. Read More
All Eyes on the Thai-ger: Thailand’s Economic and Investment Opportunities By James Dunn 17 October 2019 Most Australians do not see opportunity in Thailand beyond the beaches of Phuket. However, we should recognise Thailand as a modern Asian tiger, and prioritise it for trade efforts and investment. Read More