Pacific predictions 2020
TESS NEWTON CAIN | As we enter not only a new year but a new decade, there is much to anticipate in the… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Tropical Cyclone Tino storms through the region Tropical Cyclone Tino has made its way through the region. Severe weather… Read More
Media repression in Melanesia
I was exceptionally fortunate to be invited to attend the recent Melanesia Media Freedom Forum at the Griffith University’s South Bank campus in Brisbane. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Autonomous Government of Bougainville proposes constitutional amendments The Autonomous Government of Bougainville has proposed making changes to the Constitution… Read More
Indonesia’s “Pacific elevation”: Elevating what and who?
In July 2019, at the inaugural Indonesian Exposition held in Auckland, New Zealand, Indonesia launched its ‘Pacific Elevation’, laying claim to a Pacific islands identity… Read More
A look back at 2019 in the Pacific
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Before we get too much further into 2020, here is a look back at six of the stories that… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific nations offer support to Australia Pacific island countries and their peoples have offered support to Australia. As… Read More
Determinants of private sector credit in Papua New Guinea
It is widely accepted that finance is sine qua non for start-up, establishment and expansion of a private sector enterprise; capital is indeed critical for… Read More
From Brisbane to Bougainville: A personal reflection on the referendum
Hope comes from within every one of us and it is the greatest motivation one could ever find. The role hope played in the referendum… Read More
Regional wrap
The last month of this year, and this decade, has so far been a troubling one. From extensive bush-fires and thick smoke choking large… Read More
