Past events
Papua New Guinea’s fiscal decentralisation: Lessons from the last 15 years
Fiscal decentralisation in PNG has been a contentious topic for much of the country’s history.This month’s ANU-UPNG seminar focuses on the weaknesses in the decentralisation process and how these mechanisms can be strengthened.
Did program support for the poorest areas work? Evidence from rural Vietnam
The study investigates a poverty alleviation program in Vietnam’s poorest districts, finding no significant impact on household welfare but noting a shift from farm to nonfarm employment and increased nonfarm income, potentially due to improved credit access. While there’s no notable effect on children’s education, the program boosts healthcare utilization and offers more educational subsidies.
Infrastructure and business taxation
Disparities between regions within a country are often accompanied by strong heterogeneities with regard to economic activity.
Religious regulations and persecution in contemporary Indonesia: A case study of the Ahmadiyah community
This oral presentation will explore a PhD that examines persecution in a community in Indonesia. It argues the conditions in which persecution takes place will assist communities and authorities in preparing for and hopefully prevent future incidents of persecution.
Divisible Governance: Making Gas-Fired Futures Amid Climate Collapse
This lecture explores how despite acknowledging the role of fossil fuels in climate change, new projects continue globally, including in Australia. It delves into the technical strategies used to maintain fossil fuel dependence amidst climate challenges, focusing on the transformation of Northern Territory, especially Darwin, into an energy hub despite its environmental ramifications.
Digitising social protection systems: Insights from Indonesia
Indonesia acknowledges the pivotal role of social protection programs in poverty alleviation, emergency response, and inclusive development. The fiscal commitment to these programs ranks among the top three in the annual government expenditures, aimed at supporting the poor and vulnerable. Persistent issues in the disbursement process have necessitated a transformative approach. To address it, Indonesia has prioritised a digital reform of its social protection system. This study delves into how Indonesia successfully implemented digital solutions to reform the disbursement of social protection programs and outlines the future agenda.
Indonesia’s social protection digitisation journey showcases progress driven by government commitment, public-private and international collaborations, and a country-centric approach. This perspective is rooted in designing tailored digital solutions through pilot projects. Furthermore, the adoption of an evidence-based approach plays a crucial role in driving policy reform. Looking forward, through the embrace of technology and innovation, the government aims to enhance the social protection system by leveraging scope and access, promoting program integration, implementing disbursement interoperability, adopting a graduation strategy, and applying a beneficiary-centric design.
About the speaker
Hilman Palaon has extensive experience in Indonesia, particularly in advancing the financial inclusion agenda and digitising social protection programs during his tenure at TNP2K (the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction), the Vice President Office of The Republic of Indonesia. He also served as the VP of Financial Services and Inclusion at Gojek/GOTO in Indonesia.
Building public support for reducing fossil fuel subsidies: Evidence across 12 middle-income countries
This seminar will present survey evidence on opinions regarding fossil fuel subsidy reforms.
Impact of government support schemes on autism prevalence in Australia
This paper examines the impact of individualised government funding for disability supports, through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Exercise of adaptive leadership by senior officials in the Australian public service as a Westminster-derived institution
This PhD research project aims to explore how Senior Executive Service officers in the Australian federal government make use of a specific leadership model, adaptive leadership (AL), in conceiving of and performing their roles. Findings suggest that where AL’s features are consistent with, or complementary to, Westminster-informed leadership mores, they operate more freely; but where they are inconsistent, AL is readily modified or even dislodged.
The shapeshifters: Transformative Tongan women
This PhD final presentation introduces an exploration of Tongan queer thought, grounded through fananga (story telling) as a research method and methodology.
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