Region-PNG and the Pacific

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… 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

This is where we live: Has Australia been a good neighbour in the Pacific?

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |    I was once asked “why should Australians care about what happens in the Pacific? and my response was (or… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 27 April

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Labor makes Pacific announcements during the elections campaign In something of a departure for Australian elections, the campaign has taken a… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 April

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Our Ocean conference concludes in Palau The 7th meeting of the Our Ocean conference was held recently in Palau. Delegates from… 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

A balancing act: Humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and the ADF

PETER LAYTON AND PETER LEAHY | The Australian Defence Force has a long and proud history of delivering Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 30 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Solomon Islands and China eye closer security relationships A leaked draft of a framework security agreement is the latest manifestation of… Read More

Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 23 March

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  MP charged with murder in Papua New Guinea An MP and his associate have been charged with murder in PNG. Read More