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The Public Policy Frontiers Series

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The Public Policy Frontiers Series is the Crawford School of Public Policy’s flagship platform, bringing together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to tackle today’s most pressing policy challenges.

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Crawford at 20

Crawford at 20: The name that connects generations
For many, Crawford is the name of a school. For one mother, it means more. It’s a symbol of a community shaping her journey so much that she wanted her child to carry forward.
Climate Risks
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Macroeconomic implications of large-scale productivity shocks
New journal publication by Weifeng Larry Liu, Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele C. Morris, Peter J. Wilcoxen, Energy Economics, June 2026
  • #climate change
  • productivity shocks
  • economic growth
2026 Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue

2026 Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue
The Pacific’s largest gathering of the security community, hosted by the Pacific Security College, brought together a diverse group of delegates in Fiji this week.
Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge

Crawford shines at 2026 Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge
Two Crawford teams have won first place at the 2026 Raisina-IE Global Student Challenge in New Delhi.
Global economic implications of the 2026 Middle East war
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Global economic implications of the 2026 Middle East war
New PIIE Working Paper 26-10, June 2026, by Warwick J. McKibbin, Marcus Noland and Geoffrey Shuetrim
  • McKibbin
  • Middle East
  • Energy Markets
Dr Nu Nu Win PSM and Emeritus Professor Prema-chandra Athukorala AM

Emeritus Professor and Crawford PhD graduate recognised in King’s Birthday honours
Two members of the Crawford community have been recognised for their contributions to their fields in the King’s Birthday 2026 Honours List.
Professor O'Flynne

Professor Janine O’Flynn appointed to Board of ANZSOG
Professor Janine O’Flynn has been appointed to the Board of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). 
Canberra
ADEW2026

ADEW2026 to bring development economics researchers and policymakers to the ANU next week
ADEW2026 will bring researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to the Crawford School of Public Policy on 4–5 June for two days of discussion on development economics and policy.

Upcoming events
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From Crisis to Nutrition: The Energy–Fertilizer–Food–Nutrition Cascade under a Strait of Hormuz Disruption
Tue, 21 Jul 2026

From crisis to nutrition: The Energy-Fertilizer-Food-Nutrition cascade under a Strait of Hormuz disruption

This study quantifies the energy–fertilizer–food–nutrition cascade under a Strait of Hormuz disruption.
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Heavy industry decarbonisation: insights from the BHP leaks
Heavy industry decarbonisation: insights from the BHP leaks
Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Heavy industry decarbonisation: insights from the BHP leaks

Dr Huw McKay shares insights on corporate decisions, investment dynamics, policy influences, and actions to drive stronger decarbonisation outcomes.
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Mining in the outback
Fri, 24 Jul 2026

The economic impacts of declining demand for Australia's coal and gas

Cedric will present the culmination of work from his PhD on the economic impacts of declining demand for Australia's coal and gas. 
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Population growth and poverty: how institutions matter
Population growth and poverty: how institutions matter
Tue, 28 Jul 2026

Population growth and poverty: how institutions matter

This seminar examines how population growth can add to poverty in countries with low institutions.
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Social science reflections on the Climate Services for Agriculture Program
Social science reflections on the Climate Services for Agriculture Program
Thu, 30 Jul 2026

Social science reflections on the Climate Services for Agriculture Program: National scale co-development of climate projections

Please join us for an upcoming RE&D Research Seminar, hosted by the Resources, Environment and Development Department (RE&D), Crawford School of Public Policy.
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Image sourced from ANU Image Library
Thu, 30 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul 2026

6th Australian Workshop on Public Finance

Australian Workshop on Public Finance
The cost of resilience
The cost of resilience
Fri, 31 Jul 2026

The cost of resilience: a computable general equilibrium analysis of Viet Nam’s dual-track energy strategy under the revised Power Development Plan VIII

This paper quantifies the costs of Vietnam’s shift from the original Power Development Plan VIII to the 2025 revised Power Development Plan VIII.
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Tue, 4 Aug 2026

Who benefits from food tax exemptions in lower-income settings? Evidence on pass-through and incidence

Chris Hoy presents new evidence from Papua New Guinea showing how informality, market segmentation and local competition shape the pass-through and incidence of food VAT exemptions.
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Past events
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Fri, 3 Jul 2026

Informality, Incidence and Pass-through of PNG’s VAT Exemptions

This seminar will highlight how PNG’s food VAT exemptions disproportionately benefit the wealthy due to market informality and lack of competition in rural areas.
Mon, 22 Jun 2026

Climate Policy Upscaling: The role of policy design in enabling stringency increases

This PhD thesis presents an empirically founded explanation of how climate policy upscaling events emerge and the determining factors of the climate policy success. 
Fri, 12 Jun 2026

Local and spillover effects of renewable energy investments on labor markets in Australia

This paper examines how utility-scale renewable energy investments affect regional and local labor markets in Australia.
Tue, 9 Jun 2026

When maternity leave backfires: gender-biased leave, informality, and female labour supply – evidence from Vietnam

This event is hold by Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy.
Fri, 5 Jun 2026

Voters’ participation in PNG: Understanding the nature of women’s participation

This seminar presents qualitative research investigating the experiences of voters during the 2022 national election, with a specific focus on the nature of female participation.
Thu, 4 Jun 2026

RE&D research seminar: Can Australia supply green iron to East Asia?

Please join us for an upcoming RE&D Research Notes webinar, hosted by the Resources, Environment and Development group (RE&D), Crawford School of Public Policy.
Thu, 4 Jun - Fri, 5 Jun 2026

21st Australasian Development Economics Workshop 2026

Join us at ADEW2026, the Australasian Development Economics Workshop, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from across Australia and around the world. 
Wed, 3 Jun 2026

Nusantara: public support, economic growth and the making of Indonesia's new capital city

In this FKP / Global Seminar, Aichiro Prabowo, Thomas Pepinsky and Alexander Rothenberg will discuss their recent research on Nusantara's public funding, public support and economic impacts.

Podcasts

Policy Forum Pod
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Policy Forum Pod is the podcast of PolicyForum.net - Asia and the Pacific's platform for public policy debate, analysis and discussion. The pod is currently on a break but you can catch up on past episodes.

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DevPolicy Talks
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The Devpolicy Talks podcast offers insightful discussions on development policy and practice, featuring expert analysis and perspectives on key issues shaping global development. It brings you interviews, event recordings and in-depth documentary features relating to the topics we research at the Development Policy Centre.
 

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The Water Justice Podcast
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Riverside Chats is an occasional series of discussions featuring international water experts. The series is overseen by Professor Quentin Grafton, Convenor of the Water Justice Hub at the Crawford School.
 

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