Weekly Pacific Bulletin
PNG budget handed down The budget for 2020 (the Marape government’s first) has been handed down in Papua New Guinea. The budget reveals more… Read More
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Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
Almost 200 world leaders gather in Madrid this week for climate talks which will largely determine the success of the Paris agreement, and by extension,… Read More
The state of the step-up: Australia’s engagement with the Pacific
Since winning the election in May 2019, Scott Morrison has maintained his categorical statement that the Pacific islands region is ‘front and centre of Australia’s… Read More
The power of the ballot box
The remarkable people of Hong Kong — long written off by outsiders as conformists focused on turning a buck — keep confounding the stereotypes. With… Read More
Nepal’s border pains: burning effigies of Modi and Xi
Earlier this week, some agitated Nepalese youths poured onto streeets and burnt effigies of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping – executive heads of two neighboring… Read More
Nuclear deterrence and the US–Australia alliance
Speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington two weeks ago, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds affirmed Australia’s readiness to play a more active role… Read More
Return of the Rajapaksas: Sri Lanka elects Gotabaya Rajapaksa as its next President
On 17 November 2019, former Defence Chief and brother of the former two-time president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the Sri Lankan presidential election… Read More
Asia Pacific 2020 economic outlook
Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbourhood has remained the main growth engine of the world economy this year, which also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of… Read More
Developing lifelong friendship and connections: 2019 Asia Future Fellows program
The Asia Future Fellows program is a unique and invaluable experience that brings together students from both Griffith University and Peking University to… Read More
Chile will not host APEC and COP-25 amidst social uprising
Chile’s refusal to host the APEC and COP-25 summits is indicative of wider systemic issues plaguing the Latin American country. On 30 October 2019, Chilean… Read More
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