RegNet PhD scholar and The Sir Roland Wilson Foundation scholar Kristian Hollins recently presented his research at the AIAL Conference, contributing to discussions on contemporary challenges in administrative decision-making. Read more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/news/kristia...

💡 From stewardship to regulating emerging technologies, RegNet academics and PhD scholars brought fresh perspectives to the NRCoP - National Regulators Community of Practice 2025 National Conference, helping to shape the future of regulatory thinking and practice. Read more here: lnkd.in/g-vVcmyF

Plenting happening in climate and energy policy this week. Great to be on ABC Afternoon Briefing to discuss greenhouse gas targets and more (51min mark). @anu-iceds.bsky.social @anuregnet.bsky.social iview.abc.net.au/show/afterno...

Join @akamalnath.bsky.social as she shares insights from her forthcoming book, Corporations, Technology, and the Law, which explores how various new and not so new technologies are transforming corporations, and the legal and governance challenges that follow. More here: lnkd.in/gstpnyX7

As we approach our 20th anniversary, we look back at an early contribution to Regulation & Governance, including this first editorial by the John Braithwaite, Cary Coglianese & David Levi-Faur that asked: 'Can regulation and governance make a difference?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Join Grace Arnot as she presents her research on how Australian youth view the commercial and political determinants of climate —from lobbying, marketing and greenwashing to strategies for embedding youth influence in climate research, policy and practice ▶️ regnet.anu.edu.au/event/engagi...

How we talk about outer space shapes the futures we imagine and build. Indigenous perspectives offer a better way forward. Out today: collaborative piece by myself and William Grant, promoted by the revival in rhetoric of space as the “manifest destiny” of the US. theconversation.com/for-too-long...

📚 Join us for the launch of @k8henne.bsky.social and Matt Ventresca’s new book, which examines the social and regulatory impacts of concussion crisis discourses and how certain bodies are central within these narratives while others are pushed to the margins. Learn more & register: lnkd.in/epuPSjJb

Nick Bainton, Nicholas Drake and members from the Building a First Nations Research Agenda to Support the Centre for Future Materials project team travelled to Pilbara to spend time with their research partners from the Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation Ltd (NYFL): regnet.anu.edu.au/news/strengt...

Week 2 of the Future Leaders Program began with Christian Downie talking about climate obstruction, and Nick Bainton sharing his experiences and insights on the challenges of the energy transition. At the end of the day, the Fellows took the classroom outside to share reflections on their learnings.

Students in REGN8012 Special Topics in Regulating Innovation in Uncertain Times have been exploring how innovation can be governed in uncertain times. Offered in person & online, this course is part of our broader postgraduate offerings in #regulation and #governance. Learn more ▶️ lnkd.in/g-Teq6mT

We’re delighted to share the online launch of a new special issue, Memory Politics of Colonial Heritage in Asia and the Pacific: Conflict, Remembrance, and Peacebuilding by the Centre for Heritage & Museum Studies, co-edited by Yujie Zhu and Lia Kent. Learn more: lnkd.in/geSsbTEg

Good to be interviewed about plans to setup nuclear power reactors on the Moon by the US and China and Russia, and why we need int’l cooperation rather than launching global rivalries and inequalities off-Earth: www.news.com.au/technology/s... @anuregnet.bsky.social @acsg.bsky.social

Join Brad Clarke as he discusses the pervasive use of chemicals in modern society and research efforts to combat the urgent health threat posed by 21st-century synthetic chemicals. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/chemic...

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/putt... With Suerie Moon, we argue that developing #ASEAN wide measures to support the #PandemicAgreement wouldn’t duplicate global efforts but would translate them into regional action, a crucial governance step long missing. @thinkglobalhealth.org

Over the last decades, public and private organisations have caused major health, financial and ecological damages. Join Benjamin van Rooij for an insightful talk on the organisational mechanisms that allow such harm to develop and continue. Learn more here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/why-or...

How do we make regulation work better for governments, businesses and communities? Our Policy and Practice of Regulation course helps students understand and apply contemporary Australian and international approaches to regulation. Learn more about our postgraduate programs here: lnkd.in/g-Teq6mT

Crashing #ASA2025 to see our new @ucpress.bsky.social book, Violent Impacts: How Power and Inequality Shape the Concussion Crisis, out in the world for the first time! Also open access!

🎉 Congratulations to Suvradip Maitra on being accepted into the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society (AIES) student track in Madrid! We wish him all the best as he presents his research and participates in this exciting program: regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

The Hothouse's next #SavingTheWorld webinar is on next week. Register here for Zoom: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/power-... @anuregnet.bsky.social

Alan Gamlen joined the Max Planck Society symposium on the Future of Social Difference at Schloss Ringberg, Germany. The event explored shifting social categories and how evolving identities and cultural movements shape inequalities and superdiversity. Read more: regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

Join Professor Darren Halpin as he talks about research on the role of political experience (vs other career experiences) in the career trajectories of political lobbyists, using data from the Australian case. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/place-...

📝 Check out the new article, Unblackboxing How Sociotemporalities Inform AI Accountability: The Case of Targeted Advertising, led by Faranak Hardcastle with Kate Henne, Jenna Harb, Ashlin Lee, John Viaña and Susan Halford. Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Join Nicholas Frank for his presentation on how export credit agency finance has evolved into a global network shaped by peer influence, path dependence, and cross-sectoral dynamics between fossil fuels and renewables. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/peers-...

David McCoy will explore principles of good global health governance, examine evolving power dynamics in global health and discuss how accountability deficits need to be plugged to improve the quality and effectiveness of global health governance. Register here: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/power-...

Join Hridesh Gajurel as he discusses the typology of policy paradigm shifts from a causal perspective, addressing a lack of context-cognisant conceptualisations of the various ways that paradigm shifts unfold. Find out more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/concep...

A great wrap-up of last week’s experience, #ICPP7 in Chiang Mai 🇹🇭. Grateful for the rich discussions and perspectives on industry regulation and beyond. @anuregnet.bsky.social ➡️https://regnet.anu.edu.au/content-centre/article/news/regnet-scholars-contribute-global-policy-dialogue-icpp-2025

Meet Aristyo Darmawan, a third-year PhD scholar at RegNet. Aristyo had always been passionate about how international law shapes geopolitics and international relations. 🚢 ⚖️. He shares more about his research and reflects on his #PhD journey in this Q&A: regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

After reaching unprecedented heights, net overseas migration is falling rapidly. Why is this happening and what does it mean for Australia’s economy and migration policy? Alan Gamlen and Peter McDonald explain 🔽 policybrief.anu.edu.au/why-is-net-o...

Join @maeganmiccelli.bsky.social for her mid-term #PhD presentation as she shares findings from her fieldwork in Phoenix, Arizona, exploring how emergency management frameworks govern extreme #heat and associated vulnerabilities. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/networ...

Miranda Forsyth, Director of INAWARA, opened the photo exhibition "Witch hunts in the 21st century: a human rights catastrophe" by drawing attention to a global human rights crisis that has long been pushed to the margins of international concern. Read more: regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

Sharon Friel and Christian Downie hosted the "Structures of Obstruction: Understanding Opposition to Planetary Health Equity Action in Australia" workshop which brought together researchers and practitioners concerned about health, social equity and climate change ▶️ regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

📢 Job alert! We’re seeking a Research Officer to join our dynamic research community and support a range of projects led by Associate Professor Nick Bainton. Applications close 24 July 2025. Learn more here: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/researc...

Why does #finance matter in #foodsystems? Join Kate Sievert as she discusses the financialisation of food systems and how to shape policies that promote healthy, sustainable and equitable agri-food systems. Find out more: hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/why-fi...

Great to see Nicholas Drake contributing to this timely reflection on the wellbeing agenda and the government's Measuring What Matters framework. Read more: theconversation.com/whatever-hap...

How can regional collaboration and moves made by ASEAN countries bring them closer to a TB-free future? Our latest commentary with Mutiara Indriani (@anuregnet.bsky.social) discusses how countries in Southeast Asia is tackling tuberculosis (TB) through M72 vaccine trials and AI-powered screening.

As AI grows more powerful, 'AI4Good' narratives gain traction—but who is it really good for? These efforts can deepen inequality, enable digital colonialism & fuel nationalism, write María Jurado and Suvradip Maitra. buff.ly/8zKyD11

Jarrett Blaustein and Jenna Harb recently participated in the "Rethinking Emergency in a Climate of Crisis" workshop at Deakin University. The event explored the evolving concept of “emergency” in the context of a rapidly changing #climate. Read more ▶️ regnet.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

In session two of the RegNet AI Series, Gordon Noble will share insights on sustainability issues related to #AI, including energy and water use, as well as discussing investment implications. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/regnet...

Join us for the launch of “Witch hunts in the 21st century: a human rights catastrophe”, a visual journey into the silenced harms of witchcraft accusations—honouring memory, resilience and the call for justice. Learn more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/witch-...

Viyanga Gunasekera's research project aims to rethink community and nation-making in postwar Sri Lanka through a focus on war-affected women in ‘border villages.’ Find out more about her mid-term PhD presentation here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/women-...

"This is a significant gap when it comes to developing a framework that is designed to have tangible wellbeing impacts for current and future generations”. Chelsea Hunnisett on the latest with Measuring What Matters and the possibility for a wellbeing economy in Australia. Read below 🔽

RegNet's Belinda Townsend along with Deborah Gleeson and Brigitte Tenni breaks down the consequences of Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' for access to #medicines. Read more: www.globe.uio.no/english/rese...

Keen to pursue a #career in #regulation or enhance your skills as a professional regulator? Take your career to the next level with our Master of Regulation and Governance or Graduate Certificate of Regulation and Governance. Find out more: lnkd.in/g-Teq6mT

Coming up next week... hothouse.anu.edu.au/event/how-al... Register now for Ep.21 of the Saving the World webinar series, where Professor Fran Baum will discuss how alienation stemming from 21st Century #Capitalism affects our #health. 📅 Thursday 19th June 🕧 12:30pm AEST @anuregnet.bsky.social

Currently enrolled in the Master of Technology Governance at the RegNet, Tom is researching regulation, governance and policy advocacy in the field of emerging technology, particularly AI models. 🌱 Learn more about our postgraduate programs and apply here: regnet.anu.edu.au/postgraduate...

A reversal in US climate policy will send renewables investors packing – and Australia can reap the benefits - my take @aunz.theconversation.com "Now is the time for the Albanese government to woo investors with a bolder program of climate action in Australia" theconversation.com/a-reversal-i...

Howard Bamsey will be moderating a panel on Australia-China collaboration in sustainable finance. The session will explore key topics such as sustainable finance taxonomies, climate-related financial disclosures and cross-border investment. Learn more & register: events.humanitix.com/australia-ch...

Join Dr Sonia Akter as she investigates gender-specific losses in well-being resulting from a tropical cyclone in Bangladesh, revealing distinct impacts across key areas like food security, sanitation, healthcare and gender-based violence. Find out more: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/do-cli...

🎥 New video! 👀 @jfmorin.bsky.social and I summarize the key elements of our new publication in @gepjournal.bsky.social, where we assess the viability of a #polycentric governance system to address the urgent #environmental problem of #spacedebris. 🌎🛰️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDpK...