The Politics of Accountability Reform in Southeast Asia. Australian foreign policymakers and businesses operating in Southeast Asia derive security and commercial advantages from understanding the direction and drivers of politics in the region. New accountability reforms are integral to this politics and, consequently, Australian aid money is being directed towards support for such institutions. However, depending on their nature and support bases, accountability reforms can enhance or suppress ....The Politics of Accountability Reform in Southeast Asia. Australian foreign policymakers and businesses operating in Southeast Asia derive security and commercial advantages from understanding the direction and drivers of politics in the region. New accountability reforms are integral to this politics and, consequently, Australian aid money is being directed towards support for such institutions. However, depending on their nature and support bases, accountability reforms can enhance or suppress citizens' and investors' powers in relation to public and private authorities. Analysing accountability institutions in this way can thus help refine aid strategies and foreign policy meant to increase scrutiny of how authorities in political and economic governance exercise power. Read moreRead less
Cooperation, competition or control? Public policy and the use of tied grants in Australian federalism. Tied grants account for $26 billion worth of Commonwealth expenditure and cover everything from child care to aged care, environmental programs to road building. They crucially affect the capacity of Australian governments to make policy and deliver services. A better understanding of how they work in practice will be a great benefit in improving our capability to meet pressing social, econo ....Cooperation, competition or control? Public policy and the use of tied grants in Australian federalism. Tied grants account for $26 billion worth of Commonwealth expenditure and cover everything from child care to aged care, environmental programs to road building. They crucially affect the capacity of Australian governments to make policy and deliver services. A better understanding of how they work in practice will be a great benefit in improving our capability to meet pressing social, economic, environmental and regional development challenges.Read moreRead less
A biography of Sir Paul Hasluck (1905-1993). Paul Hasluck is one of the most significant figures in post-war Australian history. This project will make use of a large body of archival sources, previously unavailable and unexamined, to evaluate Hasluck's roles as politician, diplomat, governor-general, historian, poet, commentator and policymaker. The expected outcome will be a nuanced political biography and an unusual and important case study of a conservative intellectual in Australian politic ....A biography of Sir Paul Hasluck (1905-1993). Paul Hasluck is one of the most significant figures in post-war Australian history. This project will make use of a large body of archival sources, previously unavailable and unexamined, to evaluate Hasluck's roles as politician, diplomat, governor-general, historian, poet, commentator and policymaker. The expected outcome will be a nuanced political biography and an unusual and important case study of a conservative intellectual in Australian politics. Completion will coincide with the centenary of Hasluck's birth in 2005.Read moreRead less