On this episode of Policy Forum Pod, economist at King’s College London Alfredo Saad-Filho joins us to talk about neoliberalism, its impact on care and community, and the prospect of a new economic and social paradigm in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gender equality in international development may not have featured heavily in the 2022 election campaign so far, but implementing evidence-based policy to tackle these issues is critical to the future of Australia and the region, Angie Bexley writes.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption revealed the powerful yet vulnerable links between Tonga and its transnational communities, Liam Taylor writes.

Low and middle income countries have made significant progress towards increasing access to education at all levels, but the COVID-19 pandemic may undo years of progress made in tertiary education, Wannaphong Durongkaveroj writes.

India must realise that gender equality is an issue for all its citizens, and combat bias against women for the benefit of everyone in the country, Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt writes.

Since the end of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, anti-corruption initiatives have continued to receive government support, though little is being done to address some of the key drivers of corruption, Grant Walton and Husnia Hushang write.