NAME ORGANISATION TITLE/TOPIC SUMMARY Australia's official aid program

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1 NAME ORGANISATION TITLE/TOPIC SUMMARY Australia's official aid program Paul Bird Sam Byfield AVI Senior Honorary Fellow Nossal Institute for Global Health; Executive Officer to ANU Chancellor Gareth Evans The role of volunteers in building public support for aid Aid and National Interests - Bridging Idealism and Realism Discusses the low public support and understanding of aid in Australia and argues for volunteer programs as a way of engaging the public with development in a meaningful way. A pragmatic analysis of the links between aid and national interest. Argues for better quantification of the impact of aid on national interest, to create a more holistic understanding of the benefits of Australia's aid program. Nicholas Ferns Doctoral Candidate, Monash University Should Australia use international development as a means of engaging with the world Takes an historical perspective to the question of whether Australia should use aid as a means of engaging with the world, through a review of post-colonial development and modernisation theory and their impact on traditional behaviours and lifestyles. Notes the link between aid and national interest has been historically problematic. Fred Hollows Foundation Joining the dots: Including Indigeneity as a strategic theme of Australia's Overseas Development Aid Program An argument for Australia s aid program to include Indigeneity as a strategic theme, if we are to meet the SDGs commitment to leave on one behind. Draws links between efforts to close the gap in Australia and the struggles of indigenous peoples internationally and makes concrete recommendations for the aid program, ACFID and the development sector. Susan Harris-Rimmer John Langmore Dr Andrew Leigh & Senator Claire Moore Griffith University Melbourne University School of Governance Australian Labor Party Aid, strategy and Australian economic diplomacy Security through peace and justice Agile Aid for Fragile States Compares aid volume to other areas of foreign policy spending (defence), and argues for greater coherence between development and economic diplomacy aims. Uses the frame of human security as the basis for development, and argues that collective security (at a national, regional and global level) is required for individuals to prosper. Discusses purpose of aid in advancing national interest, and argues for the role of aid in national security. Argues for Australia to take a comparative advantage approach to our aid program, looking at the areas where Australia s expertise can make the most difference.

2 Garth Luke Consultant A future international development agenda for Australia Argues that Australia's international development strategies currently achieve too little, are not well-targeted, are inconsistent, and are not aligned with the SDGs. Provides concrete recommendations for better aligning aid policy to achieve impact. Stephen McDonald and Sarah Ireland Centre for Humanitarian Leadership Climate change and climate finance The Future of Australian Aid and the Humanitarian Perspective Discusses the likely impact of current global trends over the next decade - including global trends such as climate change, conflict and resource scarcity, as well as actor focused trends like localisation, changes to the humanitarian system, and impact of recent cuts to Australia's aid program. Paul Mitchell and Jonathan Pickering Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis How should Australia's aid program respond to a climate-challenged future? Argues that Australia's aid program needs to better address climate change, and makes concrete propositions for where the aid program should focus its efforts on climate change. Calls for greater climate finance and a DFAT strategy on climate change. Tony Woods Collaboration Grattan institute Australia's role assisting Pacific small island developing states adapt to climate change Argues Australia should play a strong role in helping SIDS adapt to climate change. Outlines effects and impacts of climate change on the Pacific - including forced migration and displacement, as well as the need to leverage private finance. Peter Baynard-Smith Engineers Without Borders SDGs and private sector collaboration The imperatives and opportunities for partnership with the private sector in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Outlines the need to address the systemic root causes preventing progress towards the SDGs, and the need for new, multi-sectoral partnerships. Denise Cauchi Diaspora Action Australia Unlocking the potential of diasporas: a new approach to development. Promotes the unique nature of diasporas as development actors, in their ability to provide fresh insight, remain globally interconnected, and act in a 'decentralised, organic and highly responsive' manner. Calls for greater inclusion and engagement of diasporas as 'insiders' within Australian aid at multiple levels - federal, state and community.

3 Fred Hollows Foundation Using a Systems Thinking approach to build Global Partnerships Through examples of Fred Hollows Foundation's experience with systems thinking approaches (ie: using strategic partnerships to effect change at a systems level), this pieces explores a new way of working for NGOs in order to increase impact. Rev Dr Bob Mitchell Church Agencies Network ACFID think piece: Sustained relational collaborations Through the example of the Church Agencies Network model of "sustained relational collaboration" this piece explores collaboration as a response to the challenges facing the NGO sector, such as funding scarcity and competition with the other sectors. Paul Power Future of Australian NGOs Refugee Council of Australia Australia's refugee diasporas: new partners in humanitarian action? Explores the role of diaspora groups in development - outlines the advantages of diaspora groups over traditional development actors, details the benefits for ANGOs who partner with diaspora groups, and the challenges of diaspora groups' work. Geordie Fung Oaktree An Australia incensed by injustice, not satiated by charity. Argues for youth engagement as a means to engage the public and build support for development, as well as being an investment in current and future change agents. Compares a bleak future where young people have been shut out and international development attracts little public or government support, with one where young people have been afforded opportunities to lead and contribute to a flourishing sector. Linda Kelly, Rhonda Champan & Tim Ford Consultants How adopting new ways of working must be the basis of Australia's role in responding to global development challenges to 2025 Argues that NGOs need to radically re-think the way they operate if they are to achieve social change. Explores this topic through three examples of new models of working: 'coworking', on line communities, and hackathons. Danny Sriskandarajah Secretary General, CIVICUS What should Australia's role be in assisting developing countries and responding to global development challenges to 2025 and beyond? Discusses a new development paradigm which encompasses national ownership/localisation and the need for sustained transformative change. Explores the implications of localisation on INGOs and argues for the need for NGOs to 'return to their roots' as social movements.

4 Gender Equality Ali Gillies Former AusAid Gender based violence and democracy A piece specific to gender inequality found within political participation/representation in Melanesia and Timor-Leste. Discusses how GBV, family contexts and governmental tendencies may affect a women's vote. Ian Wishart Plan International Australia Sustainable Development Goals and beyond aid Brendan Crabb & Mike Toole Matthew Dornan Burnet Institute DevPolicy Centre Girls are the key to a sustainable development, so why are they still invisible? Research as the foundation of health development. Labour mobility: Delivering better outcomes for Pacific Islanders Key to meeting the SDGs and ending poverty is tapping the unrealised potential of girls, who are overlooked by development actors. Argues for a greater focus on girls through the aid program, and the need for measurement systems that better capture the lived experience of girls. Highlights the need for evidence-based policy and practice to meet the SDGs. Explores the role of research in achieving universal health coverage, and makes recommendations for Australia's aid program to better support and take up research. Explores the impacts of labour mobility on development in the Pacific. Argues that labour mobility to be on the top of the economic reform agenda, as no other reform can bring comparable benefits to the Pacific. Dr Gillian Fletcher La Trobe University Sexual rights are an essential component of universal rights Critiques the idea that sexual rights are something to address once other development needs are filled, arguing for urgent attention on sexual rights as fundamental human rights. Alan Fowler Consultant Championing Against Impunity Discusses the negative relationship between impunity and effective development. Argues that development actors should campaign against impunity if their development efforts are to have impact.

5 Jake Lynch Department of Peace and Conflict, University of Sydney Why it'll take more than free information flow to promote peaceful and inclusive societies through media development Explores the relevance of SDG 16 to the role of the media in preventing and resolving conflicts. Through historical examples of conflict affected states, and an explanation of the concept of 'peace journalism', this piece explores the role of the media in the social production of knowledge in conflict situations. Dermot O'Gorman WWF Australia The environmental, economic and social impacts of food insecurity Explores the nexus between economic development, human development and the environment through the example of food security. Notes that resource scarcity will play an increasing role in development in the future, and argues for development actors to follow the 'beyond aid' approach of the SDGs to meet these challenges. Dr Christopher Snedden Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) How will Australians determine from others what Australia's role should be in international development? Discusses the need for Australian development actors to be conscious of their own cultural norms and act in ways that accord with the cultural expectations of others. Argues the question for consideration should be "How will Australians determine from others what Australia's role should be in international development?" Lauren Thomas, Rebecca Cain, and Vinita Godinho Good Shepherd Microfinance Pathways to resilience: the financial inclusion continuum and economic mobility Details the work of Good Shepherd Microfinance around the financial inclusion continuum, and the relationship between poverty and financial exclusion. Martin Thomas Habitat for Humanity Australia Why cities now pose the greatest development challenge of the 21st century Discusses the urbanisation of poverty, increasing inequality in middle income countries and the need for government and NGOs to better target urban populations in order to meet the SDGs.