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Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls Natasha Stott Despoja AM and award-winning journalist Jo Chandler spoke to the Lowy Institute’s Jenny Hayward-Jones to explore the very serious problems facing women in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Ambassador Stott Despoja outlined the work Australia is doing to promote gender equality in the international arena particularly in the Pacific. Jo Chandler spoke on the significant obstacles for women seeking justice in Papua New Guinea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 13 August 2014, Eliot A. Cohen, a leading expert on strategic studies and former US foreign policy advisor under the Bush Administration, addressed the Lowy Institute about the evolving utility of strategic land power. Dr Cohen was introduced by the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 18 August 2014, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop MP and Trade Minister Andrew Robb MP addressed the Lowy Institute to launch the Australian government's economic diplomacy agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quick Comment: Jenny Hayward-Jones & Tess Newton Cain on the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat by Lowy InstituteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 12 August 2014 the Lowy Institute for International Policy announced Hayden Cooper as the winner of the 2014 Lowy Institute Media Award. Hayden was nominated for his in-depth ABC Foreign Correspondent report on the trial of journalist Peter Greste in Egypt. The keynote address at the award ceremony was given by The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP (begins at 9:48) The transcript of Mr Turnbull's speech, as well as more information about the award, is available on our website: lowyinstitute.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 29 July 2014, the Lowy Institute hosted a panel discussion featuring Zoe Daniel, ABC Foreign Correspondent and Stan Grant, Sky News, to share their experiences working in the field as Australian Foreign correspondents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 24 July 2014, 2014 Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow, Lisa Williams discussed with the Lowy Institute's Stephanie Dunstan her research into he actors and drivers of China's climate change policies. Lisa highlights that despite China’s reputation for being a climate change laggard, the country is putting real effort into reducing carbon emissions. See Lisa's full research at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/chinas-climate-change-policies-actors-and-drivers The views expressed in this podcast are the author's own and do not reflect the views of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet or the Government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 23 July 2014, the Lowy Institute hosted a special panel discussion bringing together a range of experts to consider the wider implications of the shooting down of MH17. The panel included Russia expert Dr Matthew Sussex, and Lowy Institute's Michael Fullilove, Alex Oliver and Rory Medcalf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To read Anthony Bubalo's article 'Israel-Gaza violence: Political ground shifts under the dome', visit http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2014/07/15/Israel-gaza-violence-under-dome.aspxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 15 July 2014, Professor Wing Thye Woo, one of the world's foremost experts on the Chinese economy, spoke to Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Dr Stephen Grenville about the future of the renminbi as an international currency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 9 July 2014, former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser joined Lowy Institute Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove to discuss Mr Fraser's views on Australian foreign policy as outlined in his provocative new book Dangerous Allies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 2 July 2014, Indonesia experts Dr Greg Fealy and Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller, and LTG (Ret.) Agus Widjojo, one of Indonesia's leading foreign policy thinkers, joined Lowy Institute Indonesia Fellow Aaron L. Connelly for a panel discussion on the outlook for Indonesian politics and foreign policy under the next president. Due to a technical issue with our earlier upload, we re-uploaded the file on 03/07/14.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Thursday 26 June 2014, Ian MacFarlane launched 'Beyond the Boom', a Lowy Institute Paper by Dr John Edwards. Ian MacFarlane and John Edwards reflect on the argument in John's book- that the mining boom is far from over, and that it hasn't been as important for Australian prosperity as widely believed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron L. Connelly, Research Fellow in the East Asia Program at the Lowy Institue, discusses the Indonesian presidential election between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. He notes that the presidential race is closer than was anticipated three months ago and outlines the key events that have led to the turnaround in the polls. He also explains that while polling data from the most reliable polling firms has not been released, we can assume that the race is now very close. Aaron outlines what we could expect from a Prabowo presidency, and the positions that each candidate has taken on Indonesia-Australia relations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tess Newton Cain and Jenny Hayward-Jones discuss what has changed within the PIDF since its introduction last year(0.30). They analyse the beginning of new diplomatic relations with Indonesia (2.25) and also provide an insight into the regional architectures of the PIDF and what the PIDF has in store for the future (4.45).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute's Research Director Anthony Bubalo, Nonresident Fellow Rodger Shanahan and Military Fellow James Brown discuss the current state of turmoil in Iraq, following the fall of Mosul to ISIS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 11 June 2014, the Lowy Institute held a panel event featuring Australian war artist Ben Quilty and the Lowy Institute's James Brown, where they reflected on their mutual experiences from Afghanistan. The event was moderated by Lowy Institute’s Executive Director Michael Fullilove.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lowy Institute Military Fellow James Brown speaks to Commodore Peter Leavy who was in charge of the joint-task force organised to search for the missing Malaysian Airline Flight 370. Commodore Leavy discusses the difficulties that were faced by his team during the search including communication problems with other nations, weather issues, and operational limitations. Transcript Interview between Commodore Peter Leavy RAN, Commander Joint Task Force 658 and James Brown, Military Fellow, Lowy Institute for International Policy JAMES BROWN: I’m talking to Commodore Peter Leavy, who was the commander of the Joint Task Force involved in the search for Malaysian airlines flight 370. Commodore Leavy, how did this mission come together, how did the task force stand up? CDRE PETER LEAVY: The ADF put together a task force a couple of weeks after the aircraft itself went missing. It first went missing, as you know, on the 8th of March. Initially, as with any search and rescue activity, it was headed up by AMSA, the

In conjunction with the release of the 2014 Lowy Institute Poll today, we have recorded a podcast which outlines and explains the methodology used in our annual polling. In this podcast Lowy Institute Poll Director Alex Oliver, speaks with Sol Lebovic, who has provided independent advice and technical support to the Lowy Institute over the last six years of our polling program. Sol is one of Australia’s most distinguished pollsters, founding Newspoll in 1985 and directing it for more than two decades. Sol explains in this podcast how the Lowy Institute Poll’s sample size, sample selection and weighting methods provide a reliable and rigorous survey which is representative of the views of the Australian public, with an error margin of approximately 3.1%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 28 May 2014, former Justice of the High Court of Australia Michael Kirby, delivered an address to the Lowy institute on the lessons learnt from the UN inquiry into the alleged human rights abuses in North Korea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.