Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 4 May
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG and Fiji elections update In Papua New Guinea, the dates of this year’s elections have been set. The start of… Read More
2022
Fixing Australia’s failing Pacific Step-up strategy
PETER LAYTON | Publicly, Australia’s Pacific Step-up aims to win friends and influence people. Behind this facade however, a core purpose is… Read More
This is where we live: Has Australia been a good neighbour in the Pacific?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | I was once asked “why should Australians care about what happens in the Pacific? and my response was (or… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #25
SOVINDA PO | Indonesia passes bill on sexual violence On 12 April 2022, the Indonesian parliament passed the long-awaited sexual violence bill. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 April
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Labor makes Pacific announcements during the elections campaign In something of a departure for Australian elections, the campaign has taken a… Read More
In Putin’s war, everybody loses
PETER LAYTON | The war in Ukraine is entering its ninth week. Looking back, in the first three weeks, Russia tried to … Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 April
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Our Ocean conference concludes in Palau The 7th meeting of the Our Ocean conference was held recently in Palau. Delegates from… Read More
Southeast Asia Snapshot #24
SOVINDA PO | Four ASEAN Foreign Ministers on working visit to China Four ASEAN Foreign Ministers from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Myanmar… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 13 April
TESS NEWTON CAIN | US officials to visit Solomon Islands The fallout from the announcement of a security agreement between Solomon Islands and China shows… Read More
A balancing act: Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and the ADF
PETER LAYTON AND PETER LEAHY | The Australian Defence Force has a long and proud history of delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief… Read More
