Pacific climate diplomacy and the road to COP26
WESLEY MORGAN | Today, the Griffith Asia Institute launches a new blog series that explores the road to the COP26 UN climate summit,… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 April
COVID-19 continues to affect the region Whilst the region as a whole has been largely unaffected by severe health impacts that have occurred elsewhere, there… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 31 March
Delays and uncertainty surround vaccine rollout in PNG The commencement of vaccinations of frontline health staff in PNG has been delayed. Uncertainty among health… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 March
PNG COVID-19 situation worsens The COVID-19 situation in PNG continues to worsen. The number of confirmed cases now exceeds 3,000 and the number of… Read More
How are Pacific businesses really doing?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | For the first of our Pacific Outlook webinars of 2021, the Pacific Hub partnered with Pacific Trade Invest (PTI)… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 March
The Grand Chief makes his final journey home The body of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare has been transferred to his home province of East… Read More
Papua New Guineans farewell the Grand Chief in Brisbane
TESS NEWTON CAIN | In the heart of Brisbane, the PNG community came together to mark the passing of the Grand Chief,… Read More
Economic informality in Pacific island countries
Anyone who has travelled to Southeast Asia knows that cities such as Jakarta and Bangkok display a rich variety of ‘informal’ economic activities. Pedestrians often… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 March
Cyclone Niran batters New Caledonia Tropical Cyclone Niran has caused extensive damage in New Caledonia. The cyclone made landfall during Sunday. Although it was… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 3 March
PNG mourns the death of the ‘father of the nation’ Sir Michael Somare has died at the age of 84. He passed away in… Read More
