Commentary

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 21 February

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Pacific Resilience Facility is 2024 priority for Pacific Islands Forum It’s been seven years in the making, but the Forum… Read More

Reserve Bank of Australia review inspires Pacific central banks to be fit-for-purpose 

SAKIUSA NABOU |    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) review has provided some thought-provoking insights that central banks in the… Read More

Unveiling the mysteries of the dragon year: Power, significance and predictions

COLIN MACKERRAS |  The dragon year began on 10 February. The… Read More

Voices of ni-Vanuatu handicraft livelihoods in the face of disasters in Vanuatu

ROSS WESTOBY, RACHEL CLISSOLD, KAREN McNAMARA AND VIVIANE OBED Before COVID-19, tourism in Vanuatu accounted for 34.7… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 7 February

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  PNG Prime Minister visits Australia Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea visits Australia this week. He will… Read More

Reserve Bank of Australia Review: Research to policy (R2P)

PARMENDRA SHARMA  |  The eagerly awaited Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Review report was delivered in May 2023. The anticipation stemmed from two… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 24 January

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Political shifts all round The year has got off to a busy start on the political front. We have seen… Read More

Papua New Guinea (PNG) riots: a ‘new’ nature of violence and a cause for concern

SEAN JACOBS  |  ‘Pent up rage’ is a term that springs to mind after recent violent looting in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Port… Read More

Privatising Poverty Series Part 11:   Climate change gives the lie to market-based development

RON BEVACQUA  |  The tenth post in this blog series singled out microfinance, and financial inclusion in general, as the “money pump” that… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 10 January

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Heine returns as President of RMI Further to last year’s elections the Nitijela convened last week and confirmed Dr… Read More