Solomon Islands stress: What happened, why and what does it all mean?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The events of November 2021 in Honiara drew much attention across the region and… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID numbers continue to rise Across the region, the number of COVID-19 cases is rising. Papua New Guinea… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 26 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Response underway in Tonga In Tonga, response efforts are underway further to last weekend’s volcanic explosion and tsunami. Authorities have evacuated… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 19 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Our thoughts and best wishes are with the people of Tonga at this time. Tonga rocked by volcanic explosion and… 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
Third time has little charm: New Caledonia’s referendum on independence
TESS NEWTON CAIN | As Tropical Cyclone Ruby fades into memory for New Caledonia, the results of the referendum on independence that… Read More
Art as diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region
CAITLIN BYRNE | An ongoing aim in Australian diplomacy is to deepen the nation’s engagement with the dynamism and diversity of the Asia… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 December
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Independence referendum held in New Caledonia The third referendum on independence envisaged by the Noumea Accords was held in… Read More
COP26: Pacific participation and responses
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND REBEKAH GENTNER | With the benefit of a little distance and perspective, we can look back at the Glasgow… Read More
