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Pacific regional challenges Apr 27, 2012

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On 7 November 2008, as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series, the Lowy Institute hosted The Grand Chief, Rt. Hon Sir Michael Somare GCMG CH, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. The title of Sir Michael Somare's lecture was 'Pacific Regional Challenges'. He discussed the urgency with which the Pacific and the world must tackle the challenge of climate change, calling for a global paradigm shift to transform the way the world values a healthy and functioning natural environment.

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Running the war in Iraq Apr 27, 2012

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What lessons does the Iraq conflict hold for Australia's new Defence White Paper? In the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 3 September, one of Australia's most experienced and distinguished military men drew upon his experience of running a 21st century urban counter-insurgency to talk about how the nature of the Iraq war should feed into the Defence White Paper process. Major Gen (Retd) Andrew James Molan, AO DSC explored the need for an effective defence force that can offer government as wide a range of security options as resources permit.

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The global battle for skilled workers Apr 27, 2012

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The world economy is now characterised by intense international competition for skilled immigrants. At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 21 May, Professor Peter McDonald considered how Australia can recruit the migrants that it needs and what the potential obstacles may be.
Peter McDonald is Professor of Demography and Director of the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute at the Australian National University.

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2006 Lowy Lecture Apr 27, 2012

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The annual Lowy Lecture on Australia in the World is the highlight on our events calendar. The 2006 lecture was delivered by one of Australia’s most respected international strategic thinkers and international security experts, Professor Robert O’Neill AO.
In his lecture entitled Prospects and Perspectives for International Security, Professor O’Neill gave perspectives on key international security problems, based on his personal experience as a soldier, a scholar and an adviser to governments.

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Setting Australias trade policy Apr 27, 2012

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On 31 October, the Lowy Institute hosted an election debate between the Trade Minister, the Hon. Warren Truss, and the Shadow Trade Minister, the Hon. Simon Crean. Both speakers reaffirmed their belief that the WTO Doha Round could still deliver a global deal and presented their parties' different views on bilateral trade deals, including the ongoing negotiations with Japan and the potential for an Australia-South Korea deal in the future. The Trade Minister also used the debate to outline the Coalition's new trade policy.

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Future Challenges in Foreign Policy Apr 27, 2012

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The Lowy Institute was pleased to present a lecture by the Federal Labor Leader, Kevin Rudd MP, on Thursday 5 July 2007, as part of its Distinguished Speaker Series.
The title of Mr Rudd's lecture was 'Fresh ideas for future challenges in foreign policy', downloadable here. In this important lecture, Mr Rudd outlined Labor's approach to Australian foreign policy. He also took questions from the floor.
Mr Rudd was elected Federal Labor Leader in 2006. He has extensive foreign, trade and international policy experience as a diplomat, senior bureaucrat, corporate consultant and federal parliamentarian. In 2001 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs (with additional responsibility for International Security in 2003 and for Trade in 2005).

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Canada and Australia Apr 27, 2012

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The Honourable Gordon J. O’Connor, PC, MP, Canada's Minister of National Defence, spoke at the Lowy Institute on 8 September as part of the Institute's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Canada and Australia are two nations which enjoy a shared heritage, common interests and a long history of external military commitments. Like Australia, Canada is undergoing a major restructuring and re-equipping of its armed forces, and has major military resources committed beyond its borders. Both nations have committed troops to Afghanistan, with over 2200 Canadian troops already in Afghanistan and an additional 400 Australian troops poised for deployment.
Minister O’Connor spoke on these and other issues which affect our mutual engagement with the global environment.

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Why Denmark Apr 27, 2012

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Professor Hans-Henrik Holm addressed the Thursday Lunch at Lowy on the topic of the Danish cartoon media controversy, which occurred when the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the prophet Muhammad on September 30 2005.
Hans-Henrik Holm is Professor of International Relations at the Danish School of Journalism and Aarhus University. He has held several senior academic appointments in journalism throughout Europe and the United States, including a professorial appointment at Berkeley and sits on numerous international boards dedicated to media issues. He is visiting Australia as head of delegation to a senior visiting team from the Danish School for Journalism, Scandinavia’s pre-eminent journalism school.

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Doing business with the US after GFC 1 Apr 27, 2012

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Despite the economic downturn following the global financial crisis, the United States remains Australia’s most significant commercial partner, taking into account the value and diversity of our two-way investment and trade flows.
On Tuesday 18 May at a panel discussion on the prospects and trends in the commercial relationship between Australia and the United States, The Honourable Anthony Byrne MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Minister for Trade, gave the keynote address.

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Standing together in single file Apr 27, 2012

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The Wednesday Lowy Lunch this week was on Tuesday and it launched the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Outlook Paper #13, 'Standing Together, In Single File', by the Lowy Institute’s Program Director East Asia, Dr Malcolm Cook.
Malcolm was joined by Dr Brendan Taylor to discuss the paper. Brendan is a lecturer at the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies at ANU. Dr Andrew Butcher, the Asia New Zealand Foundation’s Director Policy and Research, moderated the launch.

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