Labour schemes, remittances and the Pacific: Role for academia
SAKIUSA NABOU | This article will highlight the context that can help change the conversation about the economic and social challenges of the Pacific… Read More
Governance and diplomacy
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Populist forces, Pacific voices: Does Pacific leadership also need a ‘step up’?
SEAN JACOBS | In the lead up to Brexit, European Union (EU) critics pointed to the EU’s 265 page and 60,000-plus word constitution. Read More
Embedding youth, civil society and the media into Australia’s engagement with the Pacific
MARVIN GIRELLI AND HEATHER WRATHALL | The Albanese Government recently released its new Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy. The Strategy aims to provide a framework… Read More
The Pacific Banking Forum: A proposed bigger “finance” agenda
PARMENDRA SHARMA AND LUKE FORAU | The inaugural Pacific Banking Forum (PBF) was convened in Brisbane on 8-9 July 2024, following an undertaking by… Read More
China’s Third Plenary 2024: Key takeaways of a high-significance meeting for green growth and China’s overseas engagement
JING ZHANG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL | Much has been already written about the Third Plenum (or the Third Plenary) of China’s 20th Central Committee. Read More
Fiji’s Budget 2024-2025: A closer look at debt and efficiency
SAKIUSA NABOU | The Minister for Finance delivered the National Budget Address on 28 June 2024 under the theme of “an Economically Stable,… Read More
Resolving Papua New Guinea’s human capital deficit with more than just funding
SEAN JACOBS | Part 3 of 3 In 2006, the World Bank published a report titled Where is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital… Read More
A Games Economy: The economic impact of hosting the Pacific Games (SOL2023)
ANGELINE ROHOIA, KATIE LONGE’AU AND MARCO MALUSÀ | “Challenge, Celebrate, Unite”. Read More
From dominance to disarray: The unravelling of FijiFirst and the future political landscape of Fiji
ROMITESH KANT | Part 2 of 2 The Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa, has issued a grave ultimatum to FijiFirst, demanding that… Read More
From dominance to disarray: FijiFirst’s fallout from within
ROMITESH KANT | Part 1 of 2 The recent controversy surrounding salary increases for Fiji’s parliamentarians has sparked public outrage and triggered a… Read More
