Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 19 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Australian Deputy Prime Minister visits PNG Last week saw Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, visit… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 12 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Final preparations for Vanuatu elections Vanuatu’s snap elections will be held on Thursday 13th October. The Electoral Commission is busy getting… Read More
Who said what? Pacific leaders speak at UNGA77
RACHEL SMITH | The 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) motto was “a watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges,” with member states… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 5 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Outcomes of the White House summit Last week’s White House summit had some significant outcomes. It was the first time that… Read More
HIV/AIDS in the Pacific: The forgotten ticking timebomb
RENATA RAM | Over the last decade, Pacific island countries have had to deal with a multitude of problems, with the increase in non-communicable… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 28 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific leaders to meet with US President at the White House This week will see the first meeting between the President… Read More
Defence industry and the Pacific
PETER LAYTON* | From an Australian defence viewpoint, the Pacific is suddenly fashionable. This renewed attention has encouraged some interest in possible regional… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 21 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Disaster response in focus in Brisbane Pacific ministers and officials converged on Brisbane this week for the UN’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Large earthquake hits Papua New Guinea An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has struck eastern Papua New Guinea,… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Further erosion of the Rule of Law in Kiribati The government of Kiribati has suspended the three judges of the… Read More
