Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
Philanthropy and International Development
With aid budgets being cut globally, there is new impetus to mobilise development financing from all sources, recognising the comparative advantages of public and private finance. Philanthropy isn’t a panacea, but it can play a catalytic role in sustainable development, as recognised at the recent United Nations Finance for Development conference in Seville.
Join us tomorrow, Thursday 23 October, 2:00-3:00pm (Canberra time) for a timely discussion on how philanthropy can boost collective investment and grow pipelines of country-led, sustainable initiatives.
Featuring:
- Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director of the OECD Development Centre
- Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN
- Julie Rosenberg, Executive Director of the Australian International Development Network
- Anita Toy, Executive Director of Myriad Australia
- Taholo Kami, CEO and Principle Partner at Kami Pasifiki
Anna Marsden, Managing Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Michael Wesley and Matthew Maury.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members includes:
Hayley Channer on US-Australia relations and critical minerals.
Susannah Patton on regional alignment and influence in Southeast Asia.
Jennifer Parker on Russian drone incursions into NATO airspace, maritime chokepoints and the Trump-Albanese meeting.
Joanne Wallis on China’s influence in the Pacific Islands.
Bridi Rice on development and foreign policy.
Matthew Maury on philanthropy and aid.
Our program
Last week AP4D helped organise an Australia-Vietnam Track 1.5 Maritime Security Dialogue in Hanoi as part of the Blue Security Program. Many thanks to the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam for hosting, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Embassy colleagues for their ongoing support, and to the Vietnamese and Australian academic delegations for insightful discussions.
Blue Security is a collaboration between La Trobe Asia, UNSW Canberra, the United States Studies Centre, UWA Defence and Security Institute and AP4D.
AP4D recently launched a paper by Philipp Ivanov that identifies a whole-of-nation opportunity for Australia to redefine Asia literacy for the 21st century — integrating technology, demography and mobility together with education, advocacy and policy institutions. In addition to a fascinating panel discussion (which you can watch below) it was great to hear from Tim Watts MP, who took the opportunity to announce a new inquiry into Australia’s Asia capability.
In the news
AP4D has been featured in:
- ABC News TV
- ABC Radio National
- The Mandarin
- The Jewish Independent
- The New Daily
- The Interpreter (7th October & 16th October)
- United States Studies Centre
- Vision of Humanity
- Women in International Security – Australia
AP4D staff have spoken at:
- University of Timor-Leste Centre of Studies for Peace and Development
- Maluk Timor Australia Board and supporter workshop
- UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
- Southeast Asia Maritime Media Visits Program workshop
