Panel 6e – Perspectives on First Nations’ approaches to development: past, present and future

Event Name: 2025 Australasian AID Conference
Presenter/s: Bishal Mahato, Sanjaya Mahato, Alasdair Hill, Zara Maddigan

Presentation/s:

Chair: David Poulton, Senior Consultant, Alinea International

Aid policy and the marginalisation of indigenous people: a case of Australian aid in Nepal

Bishal Mahato, Researcher, Madi Municipality, Nepal

Dr Sanjaya Mahato, Visiting Researcher, Kathmandu University Department of Public Policy and Management, Nepal
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A tale of two rising sea levels: Australia’s domestic and regional climate adaption dilemma 

Alasdair Hill, Postgraduate, Murdoch University/ANU
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Will DFAT’s new Guidance Note on First Nations’ Approaches enhance development cooperation?

Zara Maddigan, International Development Adviser, Ninti One Limited
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The 2025 Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2025.

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