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
Region-PNG and the Pacific
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
Is there an art to multi-stakeholder collaboration for resilient development in the Pacific region?
Looking back at my professional career as a climate change and disaster advisor to date, I’ve observed that one of the common denominators across success… Read More
When it comes to the Pacific the feeling is mutual: How do Australian diplomats and their academic counterparts see each other?
There are some moments which focus into sharp relief only months later. I experienced one of them after taking on a new role as… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands strengthen relations Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have signed treaties to… Read More
The importance of media freedom as a foundation for democracy in the Pacific
Pacific nations are on the frontline not only of climate change impacts but also of competition between opposing super powers, like China and the U.S,… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Leaked details of a proposed ‘loan’ to Solomon Islands Details of what was proposed as a ‘loan’ to the… Read More
The long road home
Originally published by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy, this 2013 appreciation of Andy Ayamiseba’s life of activism in exile is one of the few… Read More
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
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
