What can the Pacific learn from Brisbane 2032?
SEAN JACOBS | With the hefty price tag of hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the fear of creating ‘white elephant’ venues… Read More
Topic-Economies and development
Adani’s downfall – how a leading member of India’s Billionaire Raj fell victim to a stock market rout
YAN ISLAM | In 2018, James Crabtree, wrote a tome on India entitled ‘The Billionaire Raj’. His concern was that India, characterized… Read More
Reform versus remittances? Pacific states, leadership, and economic reform
SEAN JACOBS | Remittances are often put forward as a solution to poverty alleviation efforts in Pacific island countries – a “win-win for Australia… Read More
Southeast Asia snapshot #43
SOVINDA PO | Political purge in Vietnam The Vietnamese Communist Party has experienced some instability with two Deputy Prime Ministers stepping down… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 5: A uniquely appropriate caricature
Economy, Privatising poverty, Ron Bevacqua, Read More
Uplifting women in the kava industry not a break in Pacific tradition
NIKKI RICHARDSON | In some parts of Vanuatu, women are still forbidden from entering a nakamal, or ‘kava bar’, as it is traditionally… Read More
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 18 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Welcome to the Pacific Outlook Bulletin. For 2023, we have a fresh look and a new publishing schedule – the Bulletin… Read More
Disaster-resilient infrastructure top priority in the Pacific
JACK WHELAN | As floods wreaked havoc across vast areas of eastern Australia, 2022 was described as ‘The Great Deluge’, with record-breaking rainfall… Read More
Deep sea mining—can it sink the visions in Pacific regionalism?
PATRICK KAIKU | Pacific island states have combined custodianship over some of the richest and most extensive Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) in the… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 December
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Fiji elections this week The much-anticipated general elections will take place in Fiji on 14th December. At the time… Read More
