A Queensland defence and security perspective
PETER LAYTON | Australia has no international land borders but only just. Queensland’s Saibai Island is only 4km from Papua New Guinea… Read More
Queensland and the Pacific
Disaster-resilient infrastructure top priority in the Pacific
JACK WHELAN | As floods wreaked havoc across vast areas of eastern Australia, 2022 was described as ‘The Great Deluge’, with record-breaking rainfall… 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
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
One region, one family, one report: Activating trade and investment between Australia and the Pacific islands region
CAITLIN BYRNE AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific island nations, like many others in the Asia Pacific, face a long and challenging… Read More
Meet the Mackay South Sea Islander Communities
The city of Mackay, located on the east coast of Australia, is situated 930km north of Brisbane and marks the beginning of North Queensland. Known… Read More
Papua New Guineans farewell the Grand Chief in Brisbane
TESS NEWTON CAIN | In the heart of Brisbane, the PNG community came together to mark the passing of the Grand Chief,… Read More
The Torres Strait Treaty, a journey of Islander autonomy
“We are happy to share what we have in the Torres Strait, but we will not give – not a teaspoon of water, not a… Read More
Cairns charts course for major Pacific hub status
Shipyards in the port city of Cairns in far-north Queensland are set to boom, with hundreds of millions of dollars projected to be spent on… Read More
Queensland – the Pacific state
When it comes to connections with the Pacific islands region, Queensland is the Australian state that can lead the way. By virtue of geography,… Read More
