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Events

February 2021

Image courtesy of Nyamba Buru Yawuru.
03
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Seminar

Mabu liyan – Yawuru’s conceptions of living well in connection with country, culture, others and with oneself

Eunice Yu and Mandy Yap

The Yawuru community in Broome explain how country, culture, community are interconnected and indivisible but are competing with modern-world pressures, with Yawuru people constantly negotiating trade-offs to live well as a collective.

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Photo by Michael Dawes on Flickr
09
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Public Lecture

ANU Climate Update

Prof Mark Howden, Director, ANU Climate Change Institute, Dr Aparna Lal, Senior Fellow, ANU Research School of Population Health, Prof Frank Jotzo, Director, ANU Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Emma Herd, CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change

ANU Climate Update 2021 will present a snapshot of the latest climate research, including newly released data on the climate throughout 2020, and a focus on water and human health.

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Timor-Leste: 2021 economic survey
10
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Development Policy Centre | Public Seminar

Timor-Leste: 2021 economic survey

Charles Scheiner

Missed our last webinar? The presentation and livestream replay are available to catch up on.

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10
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Seminar

Understandings of ‘natural’ and ‘disasters’ in the time of pandemic: Reflections on gendered differences in conceptualising and contextualising COVID-19

Professor Sarah Bradshaw Middlesex University, London

How have the notions of nature, natural and naturalness and of hazard and disaster, been understood in the COVID-context? A discussion on the use of these notions in the conceptualisations and contextualisations of COVID-19 as a gendered experience.

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Image sourced from Catherine Constable
15
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Workshop

Protecting women’s and children’s health and human rights in the ‘first food’ system: commercial influence and conflicts of interest on infant and young child feeding in Australia

Various - see program in 'downloads' tab

This webinar will focus on the commercial influence and conflicts of interest on infant and young child nutrition in Australia, and how effective implementation of the WHO International Code can help end the inappropriate promotion and improve gender equality.

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Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash
16
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Seminar

Adapting Australia to an era of geoeconomic competition

Dr Jeffrey Wilson, Perth USAsia Centre and Professor Anthea Roberts, School of Regulation and Global Governance

Join us for the launch of this important and insightful report on geoeconomic competition by Dr Jeffrey Wilson from the Perth USAsia Centre

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Photo by cdcon on Unsplash
18
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Public Lecture

A medley of modelling and policy insights on COVID-19

Quentin Grafton (ANU)

The presentation reviews some of the key findings and policy insights from the presenter’s co-authored papers in relation to COVID-19.

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19
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | PhD Seminar (Econ)

Solar PV and energy poverty in Australia’s low-income and low-wealth households

Mara Hammerle

Mara Hammerle presents her PhD research on solar PV and energy poverty in Australia.

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Photo by Pxhere
23
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | ACDE Seminar

Markets price politicians: Evidence from China’s municipal bond markets

Yao Yang, National School of Development, Peking University

Professor Yao Yang of Peking University explores economic performance of politicians in China and their effect on the bond market.

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24
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Development Policy Centre | Public Seminar

Change and continuity in Australian aid: what the aid flows show

Dr Terence Wood

Dr Terence Wood presented the report on ‘Change and continuity in Australian aid: what the aid flows show’.

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24
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Seminar

The vaccines dilemma and discourses in Indonesia

Ines Atmosukarto (ANU/Lipotek) and I Nyoman Sutarsa (ANU)

In this webinar, Ines Atmosukarto (ANU) will talk about the importance of the various vaccine technologies and address differences in efficacy. Next, I Nyoman Sutarsa will examine Indonesia’s preparedness in terms of the public health system and what tradeoffs it faces in dealing with vaccinations.

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Image sourced from QUT
25
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | Tax and Transfer Policy Institute | Workshop

BEST & TTPI Present: What's new in applying behavioural insights to public policy?

Various, as per program

BEST & TTPI Present: What’s new in applying behavioural insights to public policy?

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26
Feb
2021
Crawford School of Public Policy | PhD Seminar (Econ)

Fuel prices and road deaths: motorcyclists are different

Tong Zhang

Tong Zhang presents her PhD research on fuel prices and road deaths.

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