2020

Weekly Pacific Bulletin

Pacific countries brace for COVID-19 impacts Pacific countries are bracing for the impacts of COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases in the Pacific has… Read More

Cambodia holds China close despite coronavirus

SOVINDA PO | Cambodia-China bilateral relations remain strong during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MS Westerdam cruise ship — with 1455 passengers and 802… Read More

Fighting the giant

The threat of COVID-19 in the Pacific islands requires a disaster response mobilisation. A chief from the remote Banks islands in Vanuatu told me this… Read More

The seven-week international internship that kick-started my career

After four years of study I wanted to finish the final trimester of my degree with something exciting and unique to set me apart from… Read More

The nuclear-free Pacific is not free

When white flakes fell from the sky in the atolls belonging to the Marshall Islands, children were in awe and wonder, thinking it was snowing. Read More

Scholars examine emerging developmental issues in the Pacific region

Earlier this year the newly formed Development Studies Association of Australia (DSAA) held its inaugural conference. To date Australia has… Read More

Regional wrap

The coronavirus crisis, or what might be more aptly described as the coronavirus pandemic, has become the most definitive phenomenon this year whose second… Read More

Part 1 | Indian Ocean air power: An ocean of air forces

PETER LAYTON | The Indian Ocean has become an area of geostrategic competition. As Australia is an Indian Ocean country, it is incumbent our… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Pacific countries dealing with COVID-19 Pacific island countries are continuing to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. Revised travel… Read More

Women’s workforce participation: A global agenda facing global challenge

CAITLIN BYRNE  |  Women’s participation in the workforce is a priority issue in the global agenda for women’s equality. With the rise of COVID-19,… Read More