Development Intelligence Lab
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The Lab is a think tank working on development cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. We're convinced that great development cooperation comes from unusual collaborations, inspired leadership, good natured debate, and cracking analysis.
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Last year, we put together 25 years of Australian budgets across defence, development, diplomacy, intelligence and international policing for the first time to compare and analyse the story behind the numbers.
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘The use of AI is accelerating. What are we learning about the implications for development?’.
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘The use of AI is accelerating. What are we learning about the implications for development?’.
Last month, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade launched a new inquiry into the role of Australia’s international development program in preventing conflict.
It’s a welcome spotlight on an issue the Lab and many of our friends have been increasingly monitoring.
It’s a welcome spotlight on an issue the Lab and many of our friends have been increasingly monitoring.
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Last month, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade launched a new inquiry into the role of Australia’s international development program in preventing conflict.
It’s a welcome spotlight on an issue the Lab and many of our friends have been increasingly monitoring.
It’s a welcome spotlight on an issue the Lab and many of our friends have been increasingly monitoring.
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘50 years of independence in PNG: What do we need to think about for the future of the Australia-PNG partnership?’.
This was the first edition focusing on this topic, which featured three authors from PNG.
This was the first edition focusing on this topic, which featured three authors from PNG.
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘50 years of independence in PNG: What do we need to think about for the future of the Australia-PNG partnership?’.
This was the first edition focusing on this topic, which featured three authors from PNG.
This was the first edition focusing on this topic, which featured three authors from PNG.
The Development Policy Centre’s Australasian Aid Conference 2025 kicks off next Wednesday, 3 December, at The Australian National University.
The Lab’s CEO and our Senior Analysts will be presenting insights on a range of panels.
Here’s where you can catch them:
The Lab’s CEO and our Senior Analysts will be presenting insights on a range of panels.
Here’s where you can catch them:
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Development Policy Centre’s Australasian Aid Conference 2025 kicks off next Wednesday, 3 December, at The Australian National University.
The Lab’s CEO and our Senior Analysts will be presenting insights on a range of panels.
Here’s where you can catch them:
The Lab’s CEO and our Senior Analysts will be presenting insights on a range of panels.
Here’s where you can catch them:
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘Trump. USAID. What does this mean for the region?’.
We think this edition resonated because it offered reflections on what these impacts could mean in a moment when outcomes were unclear, but the magnitude was understood to be significant.
We think this edition resonated because it offered reflections on what these impacts could mean in a moment when outcomes were unclear, but the magnitude was understood to be significant.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This year, one of the most-read Intel editions was ‘Trump. USAID. What does this mean for the region?’.
We think this edition resonated because it offered reflections on what these impacts could mean in a moment when outcomes were unclear, but the magnitude was understood to be significant.
We think this edition resonated because it offered reflections on what these impacts could mean in a moment when outcomes were unclear, but the magnitude was understood to be significant.
We launched The Intel in 2021 with the simple purpose of providing a space to engage in good-natured debate on things that matter most to Australian development.
Each edition, we:
- pose one wicked question,
- publish three different perspectives on it,
- each response in under 300 words.
Each edition, we:
- pose one wicked question,
- publish three different perspectives on it,
- each response in under 300 words.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We launched The Intel in 2021 with the simple purpose of providing a space to engage in good-natured debate on things that matter most to Australian development.
Each edition, we:
- pose one wicked question,
- publish three different perspectives on it,
- each response in under 300 words.
Each edition, we:
- pose one wicked question,
- publish three different perspectives on it,
- each response in under 300 words.
The latest Intel asked Yoon Young-kwan "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Young-kwan’s experience as the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea informs his response this week.
Young-kwan’s experience as the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea informs his response this week.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The latest Intel asked Yoon Young-kwan "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Young-kwan’s experience as the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea informs his response this week.
Young-kwan’s experience as the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea informs his response this week.
Rising geopolitical tensions, democratic backsliding, and climate-related instability are some of the factors increasing the risk of violent conflict across the Indo-Pacific. How can governments, aid agencies, and regional bodies work together to spot the signs and prevent them?
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Rising geopolitical tensions, democratic backsliding, and climate-related instability are some of the factors increasing the risk of violent conflict across the Indo-Pacific. How can governments, aid agencies, and regional bodies work together to spot the signs and prevent them?
The latest Intel asked Richard Moore "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Richard’s expertise in Australia’s development program and Southeast Asia informs his response this week.
Richard’s expertise in Australia’s development program and Southeast Asia informs his response this week.
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The latest Intel asked Richard Moore "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Richard’s expertise in Australia’s development program and Southeast Asia informs his response this week.
Richard’s expertise in Australia’s development program and Southeast Asia informs his response this week.
The latest Intel asked Eleanor Shiori Hughes "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Eleanor’s experience across Japanese and Australian foreign policy informs her response this week.
Eleanor’s experience across Japanese and Australian foreign policy informs her response this week.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The latest Intel asked Eleanor Shiori Hughes "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
Eleanor’s experience across Japanese and Australian foreign policy informs her response this week.
Eleanor’s experience across Japanese and Australian foreign policy informs her response this week.
This week, on the Intel, we asked "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
👉 EconVue’s Eleanor Shiori Hughes
👉 The Lab’s Richard Moore
👉 The Asan Institute for Policy Studies's Yoon Young-kwan
👉 EconVue’s Eleanor Shiori Hughes
👉 The Lab’s Richard Moore
👉 The Asan Institute for Policy Studies's Yoon Young-kwan
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This week, on the Intel, we asked "Australia, South Korea, and Japan: what’s behind middle power development motivations?”
👉 EconVue’s Eleanor Shiori Hughes
👉 The Lab’s Richard Moore
👉 The Asan Institute for Policy Studies's Yoon Young-kwan
👉 EconVue’s Eleanor Shiori Hughes
👉 The Lab’s Richard Moore
👉 The Asan Institute for Policy Studies's Yoon Young-kwan
Last week, the Lab spent time at Parliament House briefing parliamentarians about trends in development, drawing on our recent analysis.
Top lines of discussion included:
Top lines of discussion included:
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Last week, the Lab spent time at Parliament House briefing parliamentarians about trends in development, drawing on our recent analysis.
Top lines of discussion included:
Top lines of discussion included:
The latest Intel asked Michael Wilson “Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Michael’s expertise across the intersection of policy and practice informs his response this week.
Michael’s expertise across the intersection of policy and practice informs his response this week.
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The latest Intel asked Michael Wilson “Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Michael’s expertise across the intersection of policy and practice informs his response this week.
Michael’s expertise across the intersection of policy and practice informs his response this week.
The latest Intel asked Conor Costello “Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Conor’s experience shaping strategy and policy informs her response this week.
Conor’s experience shaping strategy and policy informs her response this week.
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The latest Intel asked Conor Costello “Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Conor’s experience shaping strategy and policy informs her response this week.
Conor’s experience shaping strategy and policy informs her response this week.
This week, our CEO, Bridi Rice, spoke at the 4th Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Australia and the Pacific Security Conference alongside Ujjwal Krishna, Roland Rajah, and Henry Ivarature.
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This week, our CEO, Bridi Rice, spoke at the 4th Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Australia and the Pacific Security Conference alongside Ujjwal Krishna, Roland Rajah, and Henry Ivarature.
The latest Intel asked Professor Daniel Tan "Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Daniel’s leadership across agricultural research initiatives informs his response this week.
Daniel’s leadership across agricultural research initiatives informs his response this week.
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The latest Intel asked Professor Daniel Tan "Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
Daniel’s leadership across agricultural research initiatives informs his response this week.
Daniel’s leadership across agricultural research initiatives informs his response this week.
This week, on the Intel, we asked " Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
👉 @sydney.edu.au's Daniel Tan
👉 eWater’s Michael Wilson
👉 @planaustralia.bsky.social's Conor Costello
👉 @sydney.edu.au's Daniel Tan
👉 eWater’s Michael Wilson
👉 @planaustralia.bsky.social's Conor Costello
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This week, on the Intel, we asked " Can Australia turn its agricultural capability into regional food security?"
👉 @sydney.edu.au's Daniel Tan
👉 eWater’s Michael Wilson
👉 @planaustralia.bsky.social's Conor Costello
👉 @sydney.edu.au's Daniel Tan
👉 eWater’s Michael Wilson
👉 @planaustralia.bsky.social's Conor Costello
The 31st Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum was hosted in Canberra this past Monday, 20 October.
This marks the first high-level meeting between the nations since signing the mutual defence pact known as the ‘PukPuk treaty’.
The Forum focused on priorities like:
This marks the first high-level meeting between the nations since signing the mutual defence pact known as the ‘PukPuk treaty’.
The Forum focused on priorities like:
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The 31st Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum was hosted in Canberra this past Monday, 20 October.
This marks the first high-level meeting between the nations since signing the mutual defence pact known as the ‘PukPuk treaty’.
The Forum focused on priorities like:
This marks the first high-level meeting between the nations since signing the mutual defence pact known as the ‘PukPuk treaty’.
The Forum focused on priorities like:
The latest Intel asked the Lab’s own Senior Analyst Mira Sulistiyanto “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Mira’s development expertise and ongoing analysis of Australia’s development policy informs her response this week.
Read her response 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
Mira’s development expertise and ongoing analysis of Australia’s development policy informs her response this week.
Read her response 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The latest Intel asked the Lab’s own Senior Analyst Mira Sulistiyanto “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Mira’s development expertise and ongoing analysis of Australia’s development policy informs her response this week.
Read her response 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
Mira’s development expertise and ongoing analysis of Australia’s development policy informs her response this week.
Read her response 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
The latest Intel asked Natasha Turia “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Natasha’s expertise on labour mobility informs her response this week.
Read her response here 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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Natasha’s expertise on labour mobility informs her response this week.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The latest Intel asked Natasha Turia “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Natasha’s expertise on labour mobility informs her response this week.
Read her response here 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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Natasha’s expertise on labour mobility informs her response this week.
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The latest Intel asked Edward Cavanough “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Ed’s broad policy and research expertise informs his response this week.
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Ed’s broad policy and research expertise informs his response this week.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The latest Intel asked Edward Cavanough “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
Ed’s broad policy and research expertise informs his response this week.
Read his response here 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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Ed’s broad policy and research expertise informs his response this week.
Read his response here 👉 www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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This week, on the Intel, we asked: “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
👉 McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 @anubellschool.bsky.social’s, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Explore the responses: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
👉 McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 @anubellschool.bsky.social’s, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Explore the responses: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
October 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This week, on the Intel, we asked: “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
👉 McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 @anubellschool.bsky.social’s, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Explore the responses: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
👉 McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 @anubellschool.bsky.social’s, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Explore the responses: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
We asked: “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
👉 The McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 ANU Department of Pacific Affairs’, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Read it here: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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👉 The McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 ANU Department of Pacific Affairs’, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Read it here: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We asked: “Australia-Pacific integration – what's next?”
👉 The McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 ANU Department of Pacific Affairs’, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Read it here: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
Sign up to get the Intel: ow.ly/rYB250SavNo
👉 The McKell Institute’s Edward Cavanough
👉 ANU Department of Pacific Affairs’, Natash Turia
👉 The Lab’s own Mira Sulistiyanto
Read it here: www.devintelligencelab.com/intel/14octo...
Sign up to get the Intel: ow.ly/rYB250SavNo
The Foreign Minister has clearly prioritised ‘conflict prevention’, but the Government is yet to fully articulate what this means for Australia.
This is an opportunity to elevate the focus of preventing conflict within states on par with preventing major power conflict.
This is an opportunity to elevate the focus of preventing conflict within states on par with preventing major power conflict.
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Foreign Minister has clearly prioritised ‘conflict prevention’, but the Government is yet to fully articulate what this means for Australia.
This is an opportunity to elevate the focus of preventing conflict within states on par with preventing major power conflict.
This is an opportunity to elevate the focus of preventing conflict within states on par with preventing major power conflict.
Registrations are still open to join our last AI x Development discussion session for the year!
To register, simply send us a DM or fill out the contact form here: www.devintelligencelab.com/contact-us
🔴 When: Wednesday 15 October, 12pm AEST.
🔴 Where: Online.
To register, simply send us a DM or fill out the contact form here: www.devintelligencelab.com/contact-us
🔴 When: Wednesday 15 October, 12pm AEST.
🔴 Where: Online.
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Registrations are still open to join our last AI x Development discussion session for the year!
To register, simply send us a DM or fill out the contact form here: www.devintelligencelab.com/contact-us
🔴 When: Wednesday 15 October, 12pm AEST.
🔴 Where: Online.
To register, simply send us a DM or fill out the contact form here: www.devintelligencelab.com/contact-us
🔴 When: Wednesday 15 October, 12pm AEST.
🔴 Where: Online.