Presentation/s:

Chair: Carolyn O’Donnell, Director of Impact, The Asia Foundation

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Quiet partnerships, lasting change: technical cooperation on human rights in Southeast Asia 

Leanne Smith, Chief Executive, Australian Human Rights Commission
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Public service media as a regional anchor for public interest values 

Dr Prashanth Pillay, Manager, Research and Evaluation, ABC International Development

Jo Elsom, Head, ABC International Development
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Capitalism, political agency and strategic adaptation for political survival in land dispossession in Cambodia 

Len Ang, PhD Candidate, Department of Political and Social Change, ANU
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Resilience under pressure: how CSOs and INGOs in Vietnam adapt to authoritarian restrictions and aid cuts 

Dr Nguyen Van Bao, Economist, International Rice Research Institute (online)
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The 2025 Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2025.

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