Join @djag2.bsky.social as he explores how small states use international law to mobilise legitimacy and reshape the normative environment, and asks whether these strategies can retain force in a fragmented world. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/legal-...

At a moment when frontline practitioners are being asked to respond in real time to radicalisation and extremist violence, a new book co-authored by Jade Hutchinson brings social work and countering violent extremism into sustained dialogue for the first time. Read more: lnkd.in/eDeAhGf6

Join author Fernando Racimo for a discussion of his book Science in Resistance, a first-person account of the Scientist Rebellion, a global movement of scientists and scholars rising in collective resistance for climate and social justice. Learn more and register: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/scienc...

We’re delighted to welcome Sarah Boddington to RegNet. Over the coming months, Sarah will be supporting our HDR portfolio while continuing her research into climate action policy and lower carbon practices. 🌱 Read more about Sarah and her work: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/welcomi...

Join Emeritus Professor Jon Altman as he discusses how the financial regulation of a retailer Urban Rampage by ASIC can have unintended consequences for remote living Indigenous customers. Learn more: lnkd.in/e8MZxrZH

Join Kristian Hollins for his Mid-Term Review (MTR) presentation, where he explores how administrative decision-makers make findings of fact in the absence of verifiable evidence. Learn more: lnkd.in/euNJkrVe

Join Seung-Hun Hong as he examines why reform agendas across seven administrations from 1998 to 2024 have converged on reducing compliance burdens, and why efforts to enhance regulatory compliance remain structurally invisible. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/persis...

Join Dr Fergus G. as he discusses how the UK came to change its policy on fossil fuel production, and how its approach compares with that of Australia. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/law-an...

How can regulators assess risks, manage uncertainties and address harms? In our Contemporary Issues in Technology Governance course, students are evaluating regulatory strategies and proposing solutions to real-world challenges. 🔗 Learn more about our postgraduate offerings: lnkd.in/g-Teq6mT

Great to see some of our new cohort of PhD scholars at the ANU HDR Induction Scholar’s Dinner recently. It was a wonderful opportunity for them to connect with peers across the university, share stories and engage with academics and staff while celebrating the beginning of their research journey ✨.

As we overshoot our climate targets, the solution remains crystal clear: stop burning fossil fuels, and build more renewables – but who should build them, and why? This is the question Matt Ryan will discuss in the April Saving the World webinar. Register here: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/public...

Our previously postponed event is now back on. Join Judit Molnar as she shares key insights from her doctoral research on home state ideologies and the cultivation of diaspora subjectivity amongst Hungarian and Venezuelan migrants in London. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/diaspo...

Large-scale mining operations are among the most powerful forces reshaping landscapes and lives across the Pacific and beyond. In his latest piece, Nick Bainton asks who is — and who should be — monitoring the social impacts of PNG’s mining industry: devpolicy.org/whos-monitor...

Roxana's PhD research explores how transnational food corporations deploy environmental claims to legitimise their environmental credentials. Don't miss her Mid-Term Review, where she will present her ongoing research, including preliminary findings from her fieldwork across Europe: lnkd.in/ectN5NiS

Sharon Friel recently spoke at Prevention Research 2026 in Birmingham, joining researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss how we can better prevent non-communicable disease and reduce health inequalities. 🔗 Read more: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/sharon-...

After 240+ written submissions and 11 days of public hearings, the Australian senate committee on #climate misinformation has released its report - and there were some extraordinary revelations. Here's my first take in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/fake-news-on...

Join Nicholas Drake as he explores how wellbeing is measured and promoted in different practical contexts, and in particular, on government measures of national wellbeing. He will also discuss his current work on Indigenous rights and the resource extraction industry. More here: lnkd.in/eUc_g-vK

Can restorative justice reshape institutional culture in prisons? Join POLIS@ANU: Centre for Crime and Social Justice for a presentation by Decildo Lopes, Judge of the Court of Justice of the State of Goiás, Brazil with Leanne Close APM, ACT Corrections Commissioner, as discussant. lnkd.in/e8psVFiS

Join Chelsea Hunnisett for her mid-term doctoral presentation as she investigates the ability of the Commonwealth Treasury of Australia to develop a wellbeing economy that may achieve Planetary Health Equity goals in Australia. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/treasu...

Join Kyla Tienhaara as she explores how Australia can help build a values-based global order through reform of the investment treaty regime. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/radica...

Join us for the launch of Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment, a major volume on how organised interests worldwide slow or block climate policy. Co-editor @christiandownie.bsky.social will discuss the global assessment and its relevance to current climate debates. Learn more: lnkd.in/eKhrE7tH

Why do some autocracies successfully generate popular support while others fail? Join Bill Kakenmaster as he examines how autocratic elites credibly commit to performance legitimation using a formal model, data on >80,000 power plants and >300,000 survey responses. Learn more: lnkd.in/eqaAs_te

Semester 1 is underway! 🎉 Jarrett Blaustein, convenor of The Policy and Practice of Regulation, kicked off the first week of teaching, helping students understand and apply contemporary approaches to effective regulation. ▶️ Learn more about our dual-delivery programs and courses: lnkd.in/g-Teq6mT

Join Roxana Tompea Hafner in the March episode of the Saving the World webinar series. She will be talking about her research on regulatory reforms on environmental sustainability and corporate practices in the food sector. Learn more and register: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/sugar-...

The Indian state of Maharashtra is developing an AI tool that uses “accent, tone and word choices” to identify and deport Bangladeshi Muslims and displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar. Read the latest from Suvradip Maitra: www.techpolicy.press/india-is-usi...

Join Judit Molnar as she shares the key insights from her doctoral research on home state ideologies and the cultivation of diaspora subjectivity amongst Hungarian and Venezuelan migrants in London. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/diaspo...

RegNet, together with the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is convening an expert roundtable on ‘Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels’. Learn more and register here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/just-t...

In his latest piece, Nikolai Drahos shows how backing from key firms on climate policy, while not unconditional, can help translate net-zero ambition into progress. Read more 🔽 www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

As ASEAN marks 50 years since the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, RegNet’s Mutiara Indriani and co-authors reflect on what meaningful representation really requires. www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026...

The College of Law, Governance and Policy (CLGP) marked the beginning of Semester 1 with Paul Girrawah House, Ngambri-Ngunnawal custodian, conducting a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony. He acknowledged the enduring connection of Ngambri and Ngunnawal people to the lands on which ANU stands.

📣 Call for Contributions-Restorative Horizons: Indigenous, Plural and Hybrid Paths Towards Justice and Peace 📍 Addis Ababa University | 25–27 Nov 2026 📅 Submit by 31 March 2026 Papers, posters, skills labs, community dialogues & creative ideas welcome. Learn more: restorativejustice.ipss-addis.org

Join Ataklti Gebreegziabher for his mid-term doctoral presentation as he investigates interagency collaboration in migration governance across Ethiopia and Kenya, focusing on how national, regional and international actors interact to shape migration governance. More here: lnkd.in/e2YGudQz

When Bad Bunny scaled power poles at the Super Bowl, he highlighted Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages — a legacy of colonisation. Jenna Imad Harb and Kirsty Anantharajah explore energy injustice and community resilience in @aunz.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/how-bad-bunn...

A warm welcome to our newest #PhD scholars at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet). We’re excited to have you with us and look forward to supporting you as you begin your studies and join our vibrant intellectual community. 🚀 ✨ Read more: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/welcomi...

Want to know what happens when one of the world’s largest polluters the US gives up on reducing greenhouse gas emissions? My chat this morning on ABC News Daily with Samantha Hawley www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

📣 Call for Papers INAWARA invites proposals for Witchcraft Accusations and Human Rights: Stakeholder Responses to UN Resolution 47/8. 📍 Malawi | 📅 10–11 Nov 2026 📝 Proposals due 31 March 2026 Details and submission information: www.theinternationalnetwork.org/events-2/cal...

Veronica Taylor and Adam Slater on rethinking what it means to be a regulator and how The Professional Regulator, RegNet and National Regulators Community of Practice (NRCoP) are changing practice in Australia and New Zealand. Read more: themodernregulator.com/building-the...

After two decades in the public service, Anna Fieldhouse undertook her PhD as a mid-career learner, not to reinvent her career, but to deepen her skills and bring more strategic thinking into policy and regulation. Read more about her PhD journey here: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/buildin...

A Pacific human rights lawyer, Romulo Nayacalevu’s research examines gaps in human rights protection across the Pacific. 🎓Warm congratulations to Romulo on completing his PhD! Read more about his journey here: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/strengt...

My latest in the Conversation summarises the findings from our recent paper on organised interests in Australian #climate policy. Thanks to the @aunz.theconversation.com team for some nice interactive figures to explore the data. @cssn.org @anuregnet.bsky.social theconversation.com/these-voices...

🎓 Congratulations to Lakshmin Mudaliar on completing her PhD! Her research examined the emergence of “best practices” for managing environmental migration and displacement in and beyond the Pacific, including planned relocation, labour migration & humanitarian protection. Read more: lnkd.in/eUsPQDv5

Reynol’s interest in restorative justice began during his undergraduate studies in Taiwan, inspired by the work of John Braithwaite, which reshaped how he understands regulation, harm and healing. 🎓Congratulations to Reynol on completing his PhD! Read more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/listeni...

Sithong Chanthasouk’s PhD journey was shaped by years of experience as a banking regulator in Laos. His research bridges practice and theory, with a focus on improving regulatory effectiveness in the financial sector. 🎉 Congratulations, Sithong! Read more about his journey here: lnkd.in/eYA4ebnb

Keen to pursue a #career in #regulation or enhance your skills as a professional regulator? Learn more about the Master of Regulation and Governance at the ANU: lnkd.in/gdWFavur 🌐 A streamlined 1 year full time pathway 📅 Flexible part-time and online study options 👉 Apply by 31 Jan 2026

Is social impact assessment protecting people – or protecting projects? Check out Nick Bainton’s latest co-authored article examining the commercial determinants of social impact assessment in the global mining industry. Read more: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEKHI...

🌏 The Saving the World webinar series is back for 2026, starting on 5 February with Planetary Health Equity Hothouse PhD candidate Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori. Gio’s research explores the intersection between knowledge generation and private philanthropy. Learn more here: lnkd.in/g542Z8NN

Looking to advance your career in tech governance? The Master of Technology Governance offers transdisciplinary training experience across diverse technology sectors. 🌱 1 year full time pathway 📅 Flexible part-time and online study 👉 Apply by 31 Jan 2026: regnet.anu.edu.au/study/master...

New co-authored article by Jude Blacklock, Kathryn Henne, Kate Starre and Tate Morgan examines the paradoxical features of gender equity initiatives, and why they often don’t work as stated. Read more 🔽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We’re hiring! A great opportunity for a Project Officer to support the Balzan Prize Project and the Centre for Restorative Justice. Join a dynamic community of researchers united by an interest in regulation and governance. 🕑 Part time position 📆 Apply by 1 Feb 2026: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/project...

🎉 We are excited to share the RegNet Annual Report 2025, which provides an overview of what we have been up to as a community over the past year. Join us as we celebrate a year of milestones, and thank you for your continued support and engagement with RegNet. 📖 View the PDF here: lnkd.in/exDWgYaW