Good Will Hunters

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Join us as Rachel Mason Nunn explores the nuanced world of international development by talking to experts and game-changers whose voices and work are critical to radically transforming the sector and our communities for the better. Listen in and be prepared to hear from incredible people who push us to rethink international development, and how we can create meaningful and long-lasting change.

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CONFERENCE EPISODE: Mergers and Partnerships with Mat Tinkler, Sophie Jenkins and Brayden Howie 05.01.2020 41:29

Welcome to Episode 61 of Good Will Hunters, recorded at the Pawa Liklik NGO Forum in October 2019. You’ll hear three speakers - Mat Tinkler, Director of Policy and International Programs, Save the Children, Sophie Jenkins, Partnerships and Performance Group Leader, Mary Mackillop Today and Brayden Howie, CEO, Action on Poverty. The discussion focuses on the challenges and opportunities orgs face p...

Bridi Rice - How can we listen first and talk later, about aid? 04.01.2020 34:53

Welcome to Episode 60 of Good Will Hunters. In this episode, I’m chatting to Bridi Rice. Bridi is Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Australian Council for International Development – Australia’s peak body for aid and international development. Prior to joining ACFID, Bridi was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, delivering strategy, policy and project advice for domestic and international gove...

Nigel Spence - Is sport really a tool for better development? 22.12.2019 37:40

Welcome to Episode 59 of Good Will Hunters, with Nigel Spence, the Outgoing CEO of ChildFund Australia. Nigel retired from ChildFund at the end of 2019, after 14 years with the organisation. Under his leadership, ChildFund has expanded its programs to children and young people in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, and commenced new operations in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Timor-Leste. Nigel is taking...

Bob McMullen - Water, Africa and Playing to our Strengths 15.12.2019 42:07

Welcome to Episode 58 of Good Will Hunters, with Bob McMullen! Bob was recommended to me by another one of our former guests, Rosie When, the CEO of WaterAid. Rosie and Bob have worked together, including through Bob’s role as the Chair of the Australian Water Partnership Advisory Committee. Bob was elected national secretary of the Australian Labour Party in 1981 and directed the ALPs 3 successfu...

The Honourable Pat Conroy - Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific 07.12.2019 36:34

Welcome to Episode 57 of Good Will Hunters with the Honourable Pat Conroy. Pat is the Member for Shortland in NSW. He is also the Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Shadow Minister Assisting for Climate Change and the Shadow Minister Assisting for Defence. Pat has held the portfolios since June of 2019. In this episode, Pat responds to the comments made by Minister...

Stephen Howes - DevPolicy, Pacific Labour and Working with Academic 28.11.2019 45:58

Welcome to Episode 56 of Good Will Hunters, with Stephen Howes. Stephen is a Professor of Economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. Stephen is also the Director of the Development Policy Centre. The Centre is a leading think tank on aid and development, undertaking independent research and promoting practical initiatives to improve the effectiveness o...

CONFERENCE EPISODE: Nigel Spence - Reflections on ChildFund, Innovation, and Knowing Your Strengths 28.11.2019 38:30

Welcome to Episode 55 of Good Will Hunters, with Nigel Spence, the outgoing-CEO of ChildFund Australia. This episode was recorded at the Pawa Liklik NGO Forum hosted by the Kokoda Track Foundation in October 2019. KTF launched the forum as a platform to discuss the challenges facing small and medium NGOs working in international development. Visit https://www.ktf.ngo to learn more about KTF and th...

Watna Mori - The Colonial Legacy and How We Rewrite The Story 23.11.2019 46:18

Welcome to Episode 54 of Good Will Hunters, with Watna Mori, Papua New Guinean-Australian human rights lawyer. Watna and I attended the Australia-PNG Emerging Leader's Dialogue together a few weeks ago. I met Watna at Brisbane Airport and I think about 10 seconds into our conversation we were already laughing - which you’ll certainly hear us do more of in this episode. Watna grew up between Papua...

The Honourable Alex Hawke - Minister for International Development and the Pacific 15.11.2019 45:07

Welcome to Episode 53 of Good Will Hunters, with the Right Honourable Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Assistant Minister for Defence. The Minister was sworn into office on May 28, 2019. He has spent much of the last 6 months travelling throughout the Pacific Islands and PNG, understanding the concerns of our nearest neighbours. In this episode, we cover a who...

SPECIAL EPISODE - ACFID Annual General Meeting Wrap-Up 02.11.2019 40:14

Welcome to Episode 52 of Good Will Hunters. This is a special episode, summarising the four resolution that were passed at the ACFID Annual General Meeting, held in late October in Sydney. I chat to Mat Tinkler from Save the Children, Jane Edge from CBM Australia, Simon Bradshaw from Oxfam Australia and Jeremy Hobbs from ActionAid Australia. To learn more about the resolutions, visit https://acfid...

Sally Hetherington - It's Not About Me: The Other Side of Volunteering 31.10.2019 39:20

Welcome to Episode 51 of Good Will Hunters, with Sally Hetherington, author of 'It's Not About Me' - a manifesto on the realities of short term volunteering, based on Sally's lived experience in Cambodia. Sally and I have a brilliant, and deeply important, conversation about why short term, unskilled volunteering often does more harm than good. We chat about the need to change the narrative around...

The Right Honourable Enele Sopoaga - Former Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and Global Climate Leader 24.10.2019 50:07

Welcome to Episode 50 of Good Will Hunters! I cannot believe we made it this far - I'm so proud of this show and so proud of us as a community. I had wondered who would be our guest on this momentous episode, and I'm incredible humbled to say it is the Former Prime Minister of Tuvalu, the Right Honourable Enele Sopoaga. This episode is sponsored by Spark Strategy. Spark Strategy is an agency for s...

Angus Crowther and Neil Pharaoh from Spark Strategy - Government Engagement for NGOs 18.10.2019 50:03

Welcome to Episode 49 of Good Will Hunters, with Angus Crowther and Neil Pharaoh from Spark Strategy. This episode is sponsored by Spark Strategy. Spark Strategy is an agency for strategic thinking, transformation and sustained action. Bringing together ideas, capability and capital, Spark helps the not for profit, government, corporate and philanthropic sectors with strategic planing, sustainable...

Shaun Star - India, Education and Aid 11.10.2019 43:16

Welcome to Episode 48 of Good Will Hunters, with Shaun Star. This episode is sponsored by Spark Strategy. Spark Strategy is an agency for strategic thinking, transformation and sustained action. Bringing together ideas, capability and capital, Spark helps the not for profit, government, corporate and philanthropic sectors with strategic planning, sustainable business model design and government en...

Rosemary Addis - Quarterly Impact Investment Masterclass 04.10.2019 40:27

Welcome to Episode 47 of Good Will Hunters, with Rosemary Addis. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bringing solar lights to children living in energy poverty. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! This is the second of our quarterly podcast where get concrete about impact investment – what can grow the market, what you can do and where investment for impact is making a di...

Chris Croker - The Indigenous Impact Investment Fund 29.09.2019 35:38

Welcome to Episode 46 of Good Will Hunters, with Chris Croker! This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation providing solar lights to children living in energy poverty. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! To learn more visit solarbuddy.org Chris is the the Managing Director of Impact Investment Partners and the founder of the Indigenous Impact Investment Fund. Chris is a Luritja m...

Allan Gyngell - Foreign Policy, Democracy and World Order 22.09.2019 36:20

Welcome to Episode 45 of Good Will Hunters, with Allan Gyngell. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation providing solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Allan Gyngell AO was appointed the National President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) in September 2017, having previously been na...

Mike Kelly - Humanitarian Policy and Geopolitics 07.09.2019 43:55

Welcome to Episode 44 of Good Will Hunters, with Mike Kelly MP, Member for Eden-Monaro. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bringing solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Mike began his career fighting for the rights of injured workers and campaigning for those suffering from asbestos-related diseases in...

Felicity Green - Sparking Joy 31.08.2019 39:26

Welcome to Episode 43 of Good Will Hunters, with Felicity Green. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bringing solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Felicity is the Founder and Director of Spark Strategy, a consultancy specialising in strategy and operating models for the not for profit sector. Felicity is...

Sandra Uwantege Hart - Why Not Cash? The Unblocked Cash Pilot and Revolutionising Disaster Response 25.08.2019 40:58

Welcome to Episode 42 of Good Will Hunters, with Sandra Uwantege Hart. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bring solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Sandra is the Pacific Cash and Livelihoods Lead for Oxfam, based in Vanuatu. One of my absolute favourite topics is humanitarian assistance, and particular...

Naomi Steer - Refugees, Leadership and Generosity of Spirit 17.08.2019 41:47

Welcome to Episode 41 of Good Will Hunters, with Naomi Steer. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bringing solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Naomi is the founding National Director of UNHCR. She is a passionate advocate for refugees, with a deep understanding of the issues affecting displaced people....

Adam Carrel - Cooperation and Responsibility 10.08.2019 41:11

Welcome to Episode 40 of Good Will Hunters, with Adam Carrel. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY SOLARBUDDY, BRINGING SOLAR LIGHTS TO CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHTER WITH SOLARBUDDY. It’s Episode 40! We made it. This week is significant for two reasons: Firstly, I interview Adam Carrel, EY Partner and my boss. Unbeknownst to Adam, a conversation I had with him in January 2018 was one...

Kat Dunn - The Social Business 28.07.2019 40:25

Welcome to Episode 39 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Kat Dunn, CEO of Grameen Australia, about her work to support social businesses. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE-RICH TRAVEL. You might recognise Grameen Australia from the Grameen Bank, the well know micro loan bank started by Muhammad Yunus. Grameen Australia isn't...

Julia Newton-Howes - Investing in Women, Business Coalitions and Commercial Approaches to Aid 20.07.2019 46:29

Welcome to Episode 38 of Good Will Hunters! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE RICH TRAVEL. This week I chat to Julia Newton-Howes, CEO of Investing in Women (IIW)and former CEO of CARE Australia. Julia has been living in the Phillipines over the last couple of years, and recently moved back to Australia to continue her role as CEO o...

Reece Proudfoot - WWF, Intellectual Property and How Technology Can Save The World 30.06.2019 45:07

Welcome to Episode 37 of Good Will Hunters! This week I chat to Reece Proudfoot, Innovation Strategist at WWF Australia and Founder of Panda-Labs, Australia's sustainable technology accelerator. THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE INTREPID GROUP, THE TOUR COMPANY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE, EXPERIENCE-RICH TRAVEL. I first met Reece at a 'Blockchain Breakfast' hosted by WWF and NAB in November last year. R...