Maho Laveil's guest appearances

Maho Laveil

Good Will Hunters

Lant Pritchett

Mike Kelly

Rachel Mason

Paul James

Bruce Pascoe

Malcolm Turnbull

David Attenborough

James Thornton

Leigh Barnes

Kevin Rudd

Ricky Kej

Mike Davis

Mina Guli

Sally Hetherington

Nigel Spence

OwlTail

Papua New Guinea is one of Australia's closest neighbours, and receives one of the largest shares of our development assistance. It is a country that many Australians have had connections with over the decades - but it still feels far away in the experiences of most of us. It's a shame as PNG is a fascinating history, full of incredibly kind, hospitable and deeply resilient people. As a country it has more than its fair share of problems, including issues around governance, COVID, education and literacy, violence against women and corruption.Maholopa Laveil is an economist and a lecturer in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea, currently in Australia holding the FDC Fellowship at the Lowy Institute. This episode, Maho joins Rachel and Jess to discuss why he's hopful for the future, how PNG and Australia can most effectively collaborate - and why PNG needs a properly conducted census, for once and for all.

Papua New Guinea is one of Australia's closest neighbours, and receives one of the largest shares of our development assistance. It is a country that many Australians have had connections with over the decades - but it still feels far away in the experiences of most of us. It's a shame as PNG is a fascinating history, full of incredibly kind, hospitable and deeply resilient people. As a country it has more than its fair share of problems, including issues around governance, COVID, education and literacy, violence against women and corruption. Maholopa Laveil is an economist and a lecturer in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea, currently in Australia holding the FDC Fellowship at the Lowy Institute. This episode, Maho joins Rachel and Jess to discuss why he's hopful for the future, how PNG and Australia can most effectively collaborate - and why PNG needs a properly conducted census, for once and for all.

Episode 4: Partnering in the Pacific with Maho Laveil

Michael Kabuni

Welcome to Episode 77 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre.  Today we’re bringing you two  experts from Port Moresby, to give a snapshot of the state of PNG at this unprecedented time. First, I speak with Michael Kabuni, Research Fellow in Politics at UPNG and contributor to the Devpolicy blog. Michael and I discuss the prevalence of police brutality outside of Covid-19, and the role of policing in containing the pandemic. We also discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on crime rates, including in the settlements, which are being hit the hardest.Following Michael, I speak to Maho Leveil, Economics Lecturer at UPNG, and we look more closely at the economic impacts of Covid-19 on informal sector workers, as well as the income guarantees made by the Government of PNG. We discuss the popularity of the Marape Government and the likelihood they’ll get through 2020 without a Vote of No Confidence. Maho raises some interesting points about the lack of investment in health infrastructure in PNG and the drivers of this. Both Michael and Maho are young academics at the University of Papua New Guinea, PNG’s leading university, that was established only ten years before the country’s independence in 1975. Both are contributors to the Devpolicy blog and we’ve included links to their recent articles here:https://devpolicy.org/author/maholopa-laveil/ https://devpolicy.org/author/michael-kabuni/You can visit our website www.goodwillhunterspodcast.com.au or connect with us on social media via @goodwillpod. We’d love to hear from you.Enjoy,The GWH Team

Welcome to Episode 77 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre. Today we’re bringing you two experts from Port Moresby, to give a snapshot of the state of PNG at this unprecedented time. First, I speak with Michael Kabuni, Research Fellow in Politics at UPNG and contributor to the Devpolicy blog. Michael and I discuss the prevalence of police brutality outside of Covid-19, and the role of policing in containing the pandemic. We also discuss the impacts of Covid-19 on crime rates, including in the settlements, which are being hit the hardest. Following Michael, I speak to Maho Leveil, Economics Lecturer at UPNG, and we look more closely at the economic impacts of Covid-19 on informal sector workers, as well as the income guarantees made by the Government of PNG. We discuss the popularity of the Marape Government and the likelihood they’ll get through 2020 without a Vote of No Confidence. Maho raises some interesting points about the lack of investment in health infrastructure in PNG and the drivers of this. Both Michael and Maho are young academics at the University of Papua New Guinea, PNG’s leading university, that was established only ten years before the country’s independence in 1975. Both are contributors to the Devpolicy blog and we’ve included links to their recent articles here: <a href="https://devpolicy.org/author/maholopa-laveil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://devpolicy.org/author/maholopa-laveil/</a> <a href="https://devpolicy.org/author/michael-kabuni/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://devpolicy.org/author/michael-kabuni/</a> You can visit our website <a href="http://www.goodwillhunterspodcast.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goodwillhunterspodcast.com.au</a> or connect with us on social media via @goodwillpod. We’d love to hear from you. Enjoy, The GWH Team

Michael Kabuni and Maho Laveil - How are the most vulnerable in PNG coping with COVID-19?