13-Oct-08 07:17pm AEDT
Political Stability in the Solomons (07 Oct 08)
Former Labor Minister Susan Ryan, AO, took part in discussions with our political party counterparts in Solomon Islands on political party integrity legislation.
Campaigns and Democracy in Melanesia - Lowy Institute Presentation (23 Sep 08)
Michael Morgan, Director of International Projects, addressed the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 17 September on 'Campaigns and Democracy in Melanesia: The 2008 Vanuatu Elections'
Political Party Reform Roundtable (23 Sep 08)
The Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted a roundtable with Michael Morgan, Director of International Projects on Wednesday 17 September.
Rudd Delegation Visits China (15 Mar 07)
Program news brief
Vanuatu Campaign Training 7-9 May (13 Aug 08)
On 7-9 May 2008, International Projects partnered with the Pacific Institute for Public Policy (PiPP) to deliver campaign and party-building training in preparation for the 2 September 2008 Elections.
Political Party Financing (13 Aug 08)
Keith Ewing, a Professor of Public Law at King’s College London, delivered our inaugural Public Lecture on political party financing regimes in global perspective.
Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 3-6 May 2008 (08 Aug 08)
Extract of the speech given by the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Australia's Head of Delegation to the Asian Development Bank's Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 3-6 May, 2008.
Recent Articles (22 Aug 07)
ALP International Projects initiatives have been receiving positive regional media coverage in the region.
A Democracy Building Agenda (26 Mar 07)
Democracy building in our region requires an effective political dimension, not just armed intervention.
Democracy Building In Indonesia, 22-24 May 2008 (13 Aug 08)
In May, a senior team of Australian Labor campaigners presented a seminar on polling and campaigning for representatives of Indonesia’s main political parties, polling organisations, and democracy building and civil society organisations.
Indonesian Elections 2009 (18 Feb 08)
Australian Labor’s International Projects unit has committed to continue its democracy building activities in Indonesia in the lead-up to the 2009 legislative and presidential elections after the completion of an evaluation mission in mid-September.
2007 Australian Federal Election Observation Program (22 Dec 07)
Joe Hay, Delegation Coordinator, reports on the recent Indonesian Delegation to observe the 2007 Federal Campaign
Mt Hagen Workshop, Western Highlands PNG (08 Aug 08)
Mt Hagen in the Western Highland’s Province of PNG was the location for the first in-country “Campaign School for Women” workshop, following the success of the inaugural program in Australia last year.
International Projects 2007 PNG Election Report (23 Aug 07)
Australian Labor International Project's Observer Team reports on the 2007 PNG National Election. Richard Marles, Lesley Clarke and Michael Morgan spent five days observing the polls in our watch seats in the National Capital District.
PNG Limited Preferential System (19 Jul 07)
In the last issue, we reported on the mission to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to consult with party secretariats and candidates about the newly-adopted limited preferential voting (LPV) system.
Continuing Hope For Democracy In Philippines: Elections May 2007 (19 Jul 07)
An International Observers Mission (IOM) monitoring May 2007 mid term National and Local elections in the Philippines has identified positive signs for the consolidation of democracy, but there is much work to be done by Philippines political parties.
Philippines Evaluation Mission, 12-17 October 2006 (13 Jun 07)
International Project's Manila visit fosters greater engagement with Philippines political parties.
Lesley Clark guides the launch of Women's Caucus in Mindanao, Philippines (15 Mar 07)
Labor's commitment to increasing the number of women in politics is extending into the Asia Pacific region through its partnership with the US based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).
IP & IDEA Discuss The Effective Democracy Assistance Program (22 Aug 07)
International Director, Michael Morgan met with the Stockholm based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to discuss the “Effective Democracy Assistance” initiative recently launched by IDEA.
Public Affairs (22 Jun 07)
Update of International Projects' Public Engagement
Quarterly Journal No. 5, July 2008 (08 Aug 08)
Second Anniversary Edition of the Quarterly Journal (23 May 08)
Election Quarterly Journal Edition, January 2008 (19 Feb 08)
Timor Leste Legislative Election Results (25 Jul 07)
Campaign Assistance In Timor Leste - 26 May 2007 (19 Jul 07)
On Saturday 26 May 2007, a senior Australian Labor International Projects team delivered targeted training on political campaigning strategies to representatives of Timor-Leste’s major political parties.
Timor Leste Evaluation Mission (14 Jun 07)
ALP International Projects was created to manage Labor's relations with our region and the world.
Our mission is to build dialogue with our counterparts around the globe on central issues such as trade, encouraging economic growth in Australia and abroad, political and social rights, the environment, our conventional and human security needs, countering terrorism and democratic reforms.
Welcome to Australian Labor’s International Projects website.
We have reached the end of another financial year and our programs continue to build momentum. The current economic climate requires us to build more efficiencies into our programs this year, but demand for our training and events has never been higher. Now, more than ever, we will be listening to our counterparts and developing our programs to pinpoint the future challenges of political party work in our region. More focused activities will strengthen our engagement with counterpart parties and international organisations and we will find new ways of building global dialogues.
Through targeted, locally relevant programs our practitioner approach is building demand for better governance. It has also provided us with a unique opportunity to reach out to our counterparts to develop collective responses to regional governance challenges.
In the last quarter, we have undertaken a raft of initiatives to further our international work and strengthen democracy in our region.
In May, we ran a program of training and consultations on Platforms, Polling, and Campaigns for Indonesia’s main political parties and pollsters in the lead-up to the 2009 elections. International Projects continues to receive requests for Australian visits by Indonesian political parties.
Also in May, we undertook training for 30 political party officials from Vanuatu as they gear up for the 2 September 2008 Elections. These training programs build on our ongoing awareness raising activities. Look out for the Political Parties and Groupings of Vanuatu, First Edition booklet to be launched in the coming weeks, in which Vanuatu’s parties frame the issues as they see them in the lead-up to the September polls.
In June, Lesley Clark ran training for women candidates in the Papua New Guinea Highlands as a follow-up to last year’s Campaign School for Women ( Asia and the Pacific). Twenty women from 5 Highlands provinces took part in the program. Read about our groundbreaking initiative here. Applications for the next Cairns Campaign School for Women ( Asia and the Pacific) to be held in Cairns 26 October – 1 November 2008 have now closed. Applicants will be notified via email or fax by the COB 19 September 2008.
We have launched a new initiative – a Public Lecture Series – to help frame debates about key issues in our international work. In June, Professor Keith Ewing from King’s College London, presented a public lecture and undertook a series of consultations with major stakeholders on political party funding regimes in global perspective.
We have continued our mission to raise awareness about our activities in Australia. IPDC Committee member Melissa Parke (MP, Fremantle), Lesley Clark and Joe Hay continued this program of public engagement at the State Conference of the WA Branch of Australian Labor, 28 June 2008.
Read the latest on Asia and the Pacific from our Foreign Affairs and Defence Teams.
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith argues that India must be a major foreign policy priority for Australia.
Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan charts new courses for Australia Overseas Development Assistance (ODA).
Joel Fitzgibbon argues that we are obliged to maintain our enduring commitment to the security and welfare of the Iraqi people.
Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, shows why we will work with donors like the Asian Development Bank to ensure that meaningful and effective assistance is provided to Asia and the Pacific.
Look out for our upcoming events and programs on our website and in coming International Projects Quarterly Bulletins.