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*Special Event* All the Arms of Statecraft - Hosted by the AIIA Queensland
Join us either in-person or online with Minister for International Development and the Pacific, The Honourable Pat Conroy MP, who will detail the challenges facing the Pacific and the Albanese Government's plans to provide development assistance and strengthen security in the region.
Event Details
5:00 - 6:00pm: Hospitality and registration
6:00 - 7:00pm: The Honourable Pat Conroy MP presentation
- If you are attending in-person - Arrive from 5pm for registration and drinks
- If you cannot make it - Register for online viewing where you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar on May 4
Cost
- AIIA members (QLD and interstate) - Free
- Non-members - $10
- Student non-members - $5
If you arrive after 6pm, the lifts may not be accessible. Ring 0403 777 541 for assistance.
The Pacific's long-standing challenges of economic underdevelopment, geographic isolation and environmental risks are now being exacerbated by:
- Continuing health effects and economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters.
- And security challenges like transnational crime, cyber security and environmental and resources security.
These challenges are all unfolding against the backdrop of rising geostrategic competition in the region.
The Albanese Government came to office with a comprehensive plan to deepen Pacific relationships, boost Australia's official development assistance budget, develop a new international development policy and improve the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's development capabilities.
The Minister for International Development the Pacific, The Honourable Pat Conroy MP, will provide an update on the Government's Pacific and development policies and how they fit into the Government's broader foreign policy agenda.
