Reimagining a future that values the lives, experiences and cultures across the Asia Pacific
EMILY HOUSE | Our futures are constantly shaped by the past. But who is this future shaped for? The future is often offered to… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Making visible in resistance to the conventional terms of recognition
STEVEN PIDGEON | Questioning why certain stories are told while others are erased, as well as who decides which is which, is a powerful… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 25 May
TESS NEWTON CAIN | ‘Out of season’ cyclone drenches Vanuatu Cyclone season officially ended on April 30th. However, that did not stop Tropical Cyclone Gina… Read More
The Pacific Step-up: Drowning not waving
PAUL SLATER | In 1999, tensions between ethnic groups in Solomon Islands were rising. For anyone who cared to notice, there was even a… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 18 May
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG rocked by sudden death of Deputy Prime Minister Just as Papua New Guinea heads into an election campaign, the country… Read More
Looking north: Australia’s engagement with the “Compact States”
ISABELLA BROWN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | The “Compact States” are those countries that are in free association with the United States of America: Republic… Read More
Japan and the Pacific—introducing PALM
ISABELLA BROWN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM) is a summit-level meeting that began in 1997 and has been held… Read More
The world doesn’t care about swings in marginal seats. Climate action must spearhead a new Australian foreign policy
WESLEY MORGAN | Late last year, more than 100 former diplomats and officials called for a new Australian foreign policy—with climate action at the centre—to… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 4 May
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG and Fiji elections update In Papua New Guinea, the dates of this year’s elections have been set. The start of… Read More
Fixing Australia’s failing Pacific Step-up strategy
PETER LAYTON | Publicly, Australia’s Pacific Step-up aims to win friends and influence people. Behind this facade however, a core purpose is… Read More
