Writing for Asia Society Australia's new #AsiaAgenda series, #AP4D Advisory Group's Susannah Patton asks: "Has Australia ever before squandered global #softpower as quickly and wantonly as it has in its recent management of international #education?" 🔗asiasociety.org/australia/inte….

Identifying #SoutheastAsia as a priority focus, #AP4D Founding Co-Convenor Richard Moore says Australia's "#development model needs to change from prescriptive, risk averse and bureaucratically managed projects to exploratory, entrepreneurial, and risk-managed relationships." 👇

#AP4D Co-Chair and ACFID CEO Marc Purcell recently gave a presentation to Australian Institute of International Affairs outlining the national interest case for Australia's #development program, and why it is equally as important as #diplomacy and #defence. Watch a recording at youtube.com/watch?v=PA-d-I….

AP4D is proud to partner with FPCI & Global Citizen ⭕ for #GlobalTownHall, taking place online this Saturday. Register free at gth2024.com and hear from a great lineup of speakers, including this session featuring AP4D Advisory Group member Will Stoltz 🇭🇲🌏. 👇👇👇

AP4D is proud to partner with FPCI & Global Citizen ⭕ for #GlobalTownHall, taking place online this Saturday. Register free at gth2024.com and hear from a great lineup of speakers, including this session featuring AP4D Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler. 👇👇👇

How do countries leverage their tools of #statecraft for influence in the #Pacific? Register for this U.S. Institute of Peace event to hear from #AP4D Advisory Group's Joanne Wallis & Statecraftiness colleagues Gordon Peake & Henrietta McNeill on the region’s crowded & complex geopolitics. 👇👇

#China's growing influence in #SoutheastAsia is heralding a "new golden age" for Australia's regional ties, writes #AP4D Advisory Group's Susannah Patton in The Lowy Institute, but it is important to understand the motivations behind this phenomenon. 🔗lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete….

#AP4D Advisory Group member Dr Huong LE THU's latest for Foreign Affairs asks whether #Vietnam will turn inwards under its new leader, To Lam, who is "likely to become the most powerful figure in Vietnam since the mid-1980s". Read her article at foreignaffairs.com/vietnam/power-….

On her regular spot with ABC News Afternoon Briefing, #AP4D Advisory Group member Jennifer Parker spoke with host Greg Jennet about #defence developments over the past week, with a clear #maritimesecurity theme. 👇👇👇

🚨We're Hiring!🚨 #AP4D is currently recruiting for an Events and Communications Manager to lead on key events and help manage AP4D's digital & social media presence. 🗺Canberra-based 📅Part-time ⏰Applications close 22 September Read the PD & apply at acfid.asn.au/job/events-and….

With World Bank President Ajay Banga in Australia this week, #AP4D Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler writes in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on the World Bank's work and why Australia's role is important. Read the article at theconversation.com/1-2-billion-yo….

How can Australia better ensure national preparedness in the event of a crisis? #AP4D Advisory Group's Will Stoltz 🇭🇲🌏 says in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand that "government should adopt a 'first 90 days' national mobilisation plan designed with industry partners." theconversation.com/fuel-shortages…

#AP4D is delighted to be running a session at this year's ACFID National Conference focusing on compliance with international #humanitarian law and protection of civilians. Featuring ICRC's David Tuck and RedR Australia's Dr Helen Durham AO. 👉Details at acfid.arinex.one/talks/f3-6-pol…

Looking forward to this session - the protection of civilians in conflicts today is critical and increasingly urgent ‼️

☑ Are you a comms guru? ☑ Passionate about event management? ☑ Interested in international affairs? You could be #AP4D's next Events and Communications Manager! For more information and details on how to apply, visit acfid.asn.au/job/events-and…. Applications close 22 September

Missed out on #GlobalTownHall last weekend? The full event is now available to stream online at gth2024.com/livestream2024. Watch panels featuring #AP4D Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler (youtu.be/mVl0vvFxfrQ?fe…), and Advisory Group member Will Stoltz 🇭🇲🌏 (youtu.be/rwNfc8V11_Y?fe…).