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Papua New Guinea in the Asian Century - Peter O'Neill, PNG Prime Minister Nov 29, 2012

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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister the Hon. Peter O'Neill gave an address at the Lowy Institute on Thursday November 29 entitled ‘Papua New Guinea in the Asian Century’.
One of the fastest-growing economies in the world, Papua New Guinea has been successful in attracting increasingly strong trade and investment links from rising Asian powers, including China.
Peter O’Neill, CMG, MP, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea following the July 2012 national elections in Papua New Guinea. He is the leader of the People’s National Congress Party and represents the constituency of Ialibu-Pangia in Southern Highlands. Peter O’Neill was elected to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in 2002 and was appointed Minister for Labour and Industrial Relations in the Somare government. He was Leader of the Opposition from 2004 to 2007 and after the 2007 elections held the portfolios of Public Service, Treasury and Finance and Works under Prime Minister Michael Somare. Peter O’Neill was first sworn in as Prime Minister in August 2011 after a parliamentary vote and held the position until the elections. He has a degree in Accountancy and was a businessman before entering politics and served as Executive Chairman of a number of private companies in Port Moresby.

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Football Diplomacy: Australia's engagement with Asia - Session 3: Diplomatic Relations Nov 23, 2012

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The Lowy Institute and the AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia local organising committee hosted a one-day conference on 23 November 2012, looking at football diplomacy. This is a recording of Session 3: Diplomatic Relations.
Session questions How can we use the Asian Cup to support Australia’s diplomatic interests in the region? What needs to happen? Who takes responsibility?
Chair Geraldine Doogue AO, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Speakers Justin Brown, First Assistant Secretary, Consular, Public Diplomacy and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
John McCarthy AO, Chairman Australia-India Council,
Les Luck, former senior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Official

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Football Diplomacy: Australia's engagement with Asia - Session 4: Social & Community Engagement Nov 23, 2012

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The Lowy Institute and the AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia local organising committee hosted a one-day conference on 23 November 2012, looking at football diplomacy. This is a recording of Session 4: Social & Community Engagement
Session question: How can we use the Asian Cup to strengthen social and community links with Asia? What needs to happen? Who takes responsibility?
Chair Craig Foster, SBS television
Speakers Peter Danks, the Big Issue,
Moya Dodd, Vice President, Asian Football Confederation,
Assmah Helal, Football United

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Football Diplomacy: Australia's engagement with Asia - Session 2: Tourism Nov 23, 2012

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The Lowy Institute and the AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia local organising committee hosted a one-day conference on 23 November 2012, looking at football diplomacy. This is a recording of Session 2: Tourism.
Session questions: How can we use the Asian Cup to promote Australia as a Tourism destination? What needs to happen? Who will take responsibility?
Chair: Geoff Dixon, Chairman, Tourism Australia
Speakers: Bruce Baird AM, Chairman, Tourism and Transport Forum
Sandra Chipchase, CEO, Destination NSW
Ann Sherry AO, Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Australia.

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Football Diplomacy: Australia's engagement with Asia - Session 1: Trade and Investment Nov 23, 2012

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The Lowy Institute and the AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia local organising committee hosted a one-day conference on 23 November 2012, looking at football diplomacy. This is a recording of Session 1: Trade and Investment.
Session questions: How can we use the Asian Cup to promote Australia’s trade and investment ties with Asia? What needs to happen? Who will take responsibility?
Chair: Anthony Bubalo, Research Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy
Speakers: Christopher Fong, Deputy Chairman, Brisbane Roar Football Club and Senior Vice President, Bakrie Group
John Lord AM, Chairman, Huawei Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd
Ashley White, Chair, Business Club Australia, Austrade

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2012 Lowy Lecture: 'Funding Australia's Future' - Cameron Clyne, National Australia Bank Nov 14, 2012

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The 2012 Lowy Lecture on Australia in the World, 'Funding Australia's future', was delivered by Cameron Clyne, Group Chief Executive Officer of National Australia Bank, on Tuesday, 13 November 2012. Mr Clyne’s address looked at the lessons learnt from the Global Financial Crisis and what we needed to do better to insulate the Australian economy from future international shocks.

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Lowy Lecture Series: Global action on climate change - Christiana Figueres Oct 25, 2012

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On 24 October at the Lowy Institute, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres reviewed how a low-carbon future is a trend which recognises that everyone, every nation and every sector of society holds part of the solution to solving a global problem. Audio.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Yukiya Amano Oct 18, 2012

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On 4th October, 2012, Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, gave his only public address in Australia here at the Lowy Institute. He and Martine Letts, Deputy Director of the Lowy Institute, discussed the IAEA’s perspective on the future of nuclear energy and the Agency’s role in supporting secure, safe and peaceful nuclear development. Podcast. Image: Flickr/IAEA.

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Lowy Lecture Series - Israel And The Arab Uprisings: Threats And Opportunities - Dr Tal Becker Oct 03, 2012

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Dr.Tal Becker, one of Israel’s leading young international policy thinkers, discussed the threats and opportunities for Israel from the Arab uprisings. He also examined what the Arab Spring meant for the region, particularly Syria, Israel-Palestine conflict & Iran.
Dr Tal Becker is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Hartman Institute for Contemporary Jewish Thought. He served as senior policy advisor to Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and was a lead negotiator during Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under the Annapolis peace process. In this capacity he also played a lead role in managing Israel's relations with the US, the EU, the UN and numerous Arab states.

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Lowy Lecture Series - In Conversation With James Fallows: Political Media, Old And New Oct 03, 2012

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To mark the fifth anniversary of the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter, James Fallows, Atlantic correspondent discussed with Interpreter Editor Sam Roggeveen his experience as a journalist and media critic to examine the role of old and new media in politics.
James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and has written for the magazine since the late 1970s. In recent years, he has reported extensively from China and his latest book, China Airborne, was published in early May. He is also the author of Breaking The News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy, and is chair in US media at the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney.

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