Region-PNG and the Pacific

Regional wrap

This fortnight, millions of Hong Kongers took to the streets to protest against a proposed bill that would allow them to be extradited to… Read More

Another round in PNG’s great game

Papua New Guinea’s new prime minister, James Marape, is virtually unknown in Australia. The lazy excuse is that the country’s leadership changes so often it’s… Read More

Australia has voted – what does this mean for the Pacific?

TESS NEWTON CAIN  | Not content with watching our elections and those of our Pacific island neighbours, I also kept a fairly close eye… Read More

Time to focus on foreign policy for the sake of Australia’s future

Australians face a set of decisions in foreign policy arguably more important to us than any national decisions since the Second World War, writes John… Read More

Australia’s chance to get back in the conversation

TESS NEWTON CAIN  | Chances are that the people at Free TV were quite relieved to hear that if Senator Penny Wong is Australia’s… Read More

Regional wrap

The last fortnight was marred by yet another man-made tragedy in this part of the world, a terrorist attack that claimed several hundred innocent… Read More

Regional wrap

The last fortnight witnessed a few key developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The most significant one for Australia, was the Morrison government’s announcement of… Read More

Regional wrap

There are certain world events that mark a before and after for how we regard some phenomena. Far-right extremism and mass shootings weren’t on the… Read More

“They are us”: Ardern’s leadership in the face of crisis

CAITLIN BYRNE  | “They are us.” The words that New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chose to express her condolences to the victims… Read More

Regional wrap

Intellectual discourse during the last fortnight focused heavily on the events and outcomes of the preceding one; several questions remain unanswered in the aftermath of… Read More


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