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With the elephant of climate change well and truly in the room and on fire in Australia, the Morrison Government is still shy to use… Read More
PETER LAYTON | In the Australian strategic consciousness the Pacific islands looms very large. There is more than two hundred years of history that… Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Despite the fact there are no confirmed cases COVID-19 in Vanuatu so far, the fear is expected to present… Read More
Pacific countries brace for COVID-19 impacts Pacific countries are bracing for the impacts of COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases in the Pacific has… Read More
The threat of COVID-19 in the Pacific islands requires a disaster response mobilisation. A chief from the remote Banks islands in Vanuatu told me this… Read More
When white flakes fell from the sky in the atolls belonging to the Marshall Islands, children were in awe and wonder, thinking it was snowing. Read More
Earlier this year the newly formed Development Studies Association of Australia (DSAA) held its inaugural conference. To date Australia has… Read More
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific countries dealing with COVID-19 Pacific island countries are continuing to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. Revised travel… Read More
Looking back at my professional career as a climate change and disaster advisor to date, I’ve observed that one of the common denominators across success… Read More
There are some moments which focus into sharp relief only months later. I experienced one of them after taking on a new role as… Read More
