The obfuscation of human rights in the climate change discourse in the Pacific
The United Nations human rights committee, who heard the case between Teitiota v New Zealand in January, obfuscated Teitiota’s argument on human rights when… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Horizon corruption scandal erupts in Australia and extends to PNG Horizon Oil is at the heart of a corruption… Read More
Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Australian government has spent the past year promoting its “Pacific step-up” as one of the country’s “highest… Read More
The Pacific in India’s Indo-Pacific
IAN HALL | In late September last year, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Macron faces difficult issues in French Polynesia President Emmanuel Macron of France faces some difficult issues ahead of his… Read More
Four reasons why the Indo-Pacific matters in 2020
If there is one place in the world that we need to keep our eyes on for a better understanding of the dynamics of international… Read More
It’s election year in Vanuatu…things could get interesting
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Into the already febrile political chatter of Port Vila in this election year came the announcement on Wednesday that… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Pre-campaign activities in the Vanuatu elections Pre-campaign activities are well underway in Vanuatu. The country will go to elections on March 19th to elect the… Read More
Regional wrap
The year 2020 seems to be on a relentlessly challenging course- while Australia continues to grapple with the bushfire crisis, the Indo-Pacific region now has… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific island countries take action on Coronavirus Pacific countries are taking action as the Coronavirus spreads. There are no… Read More
