Confident, competent, inconsistent: Australia’s strategic personality
IAN HALL | There is broad agreement that Australian diplomacy and defence policy need to change to meet the challenges posed by a… Read More
Topic-Politics
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Fiji elections date announced The President of Fiji has issued the writ for the next general elections. Fiji will… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 26 October
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Official results of Vanuatu elections declared In Vanuatu, the official results of the recent elections have been announced. The two pre-independence… Read More
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
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
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
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
Solomon Islands’ election postponement plans ensure global scrutiny will continue
TESS NEWTON CAIN | There has been a flurry of international media and commentary attention on Solomon Islands in recent months. Since… Read More
Papua New Guinea’s elections: A review and some personal insights
TEDDY WINN | Papua New Guinea has just come out of its 11th national election which took much longer than expected. The date… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vanuatu President dissolves Parliament In Vanuatu, the newly installed President, Nikenike Vuraboravu has dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime… Read More
