Policy Forum Pod

In the latest of our 'The Vote' Australian election series events, a panel of experts look at the issues, policies and promises in the area of social policy of the 2016 Federal Election campaign. The panel for this week are Professor Matt Gray of the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods and Professor Peter Whiteford, Associate Professor Sharon Bessell and Sue Regan from the ANU Crawford School. The event was moderated by ABC radio's Genevieve Jacobs. To find out more about this event series visit ANU's The Vote website at http://www.anu.edu.au/events/the-vote-2016-federal-election-series-social-policy Next week's event will look at health policy with panelists Sharon Friel, Archie Clements and Adrian Kay, moderated by Paul Bongiorno, Contributing Editor at Network 10. To register for that go to http://www.anu.edu.au/events/the-vote-2016-federal-election-series-health  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the fourth of our Australian federal election series, some of the University's most respected economic experts discuss the key tax and economic issues during the 2016 election campaign. Panellists: Professor Miranda Stewart Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Associate Professor Maria Racionero Research School of Economics, ANU Dr John Hewson Professor, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU Leader of the Liberal Party 1990 - 1994 Moderated by Steven Long, ABC  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Three of the University's leading security and foreign affairs experts look at how the 2016 election might change the way Australia deals with the rest of the world. Panellists: Professor Rory Medcalf Director, National Security College, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Professor Michael Wesley Director, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Dr Jill Sheppard Political scientist and survey researcher in the Australian Centre for Applied Social Research Methods, ANU College of Arts and Social Science Moderated by Michael Brissenden, ABC Watch vision of the event at youtu.be/0b09e9Qh2Hs  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the first of our special live events looking at key policy areas in the Australian election campaign. The events are held live every Tuesday at Crawford School of Public Policy at the ANU, Canberra in the run-up to the 2 July poll. Find out more and register at http://www.anu.edu.au/events/the-vote-2016-federal-election  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Australia is getting set to head to the polls. But what policy areas are likely to feature over the coming weeks, and what policy issues are likely to be ignored? In this Australian election special pod, policy experts Quentin Grafton, Sue Regan and Bob Cotton chat with Martyn Pearce about what has been promised, what might be promised, what will be promised, and what should be promised.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Australian Higher Education Scheme (HECS) was a landmark piece of public policy. It offers students the chance to undertake higher education and repay the cost only once they reach an earnings threshold. But HECS - these days called the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) - has become an election issue following the release of a recent report showing sharp increases in HECS costs over the next decade. In this Policy Forum Pod, Professor Bruce Chapman - the architect of Australia's HECS program, and Associate Professor Tim Higgins of the ANU College of Business and Economics, discuss HECS and answer the question of whether it needs help.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joseph Zveglich and Christopher Edmonds from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) chat with Policy Forum Pod about the findings of ADB’s flagship economic publication: Asian Development Outlook 2016. They discuss key issues including economic prospects for developing Asia and the Pacific, the impact of China’s slowdown on the region, and approaches to boosting future growth.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan's economy, contributing over 20 per cent of the national GDP. But, what does the future hold for this important sector and will the government protect farmers while opening up the sector to private business? In this Policy Forum pod Dr Aamer Irshad of the Planning Commission of Pakistan talks about the short, medium and long term goals of the sector and its role in the region.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Australian Defence White Paper sets out an ambitious and expensive future for Australia's defence capabilities. But how does it stack up? Associate Professor Stephan Fruehling and Professor Hugh White run the rule over the white paper on this Policy Forum Pod with Martyn Pearce  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In many countries voters are increasingly turning towards leaders they see as ‘authentic’. But does authenticity lead to good policy outcomes? In the very first Policy Forum Pod, Quentin Grafton sorts the authentic from the fake authentic and says voters need to pay attention to both the message, and the messenger.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.