Coronavirus in the Pacific

Tourism in the Pacific post-COVID-19

YA SHE | In 2022 most Pacific nations reopened their border to tourists. An absence of tourists for two years had caused disruption… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 13 April

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  US officials to visit Solomon Islands The fallout from the announcement of a security agreement between Solomon Islands and China shows… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  COVID-19 raising serious questions in Vanuatu In Vanuatu, the number of COVID-19 cases is continuing to rise. Health authorities have converted… Read More

COVID a wild card in efforts to help Tonga

TESS NEWTON CAIN | It has been a long 24 hours for those with family, friends, and connections in Tonga. The eruption of the… Read More

Pacific predictions 2022

TESS NEWTON CAIN | The new year brings opportunities and challenges for the Pacific. There are big questions being asked across the region –… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 3 November

TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific delegations commence work in Glasgow Although the number of delegations attending COP26 from the Pacific is smaller than… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 cases at the Vanuatu border Vanuatu authorities are reporting that two people have tested positive for COVID-19. Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN  | PNG COVID-19 crisis worsens As more information comes in from provinces across Papua New Guinea, a picture is building of the… Read More

One region, one family, one report: Activating trade and investment between Australia and the Pacific islands region

CAITLIN BYRNE AND TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    Pacific island nations, like many others in the Asia Pacific, face a long and challenging… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 6 October

TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific countries caught up in ‘Pandora Papers’ revelations Two countries in the Pacific islands region feature in revelations in the ‘Pandora… Read More

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