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  • 12 Mar 2026
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • United Nations
    • Fiji
    • Tuvalu

    COP31 still offers Australia and the Pacific a chance to reset global climate ambition

    Melanie Pill , Georgia Hammersley , Alexandre Dayant
    Three steps could turn the hosting compromise with Türkiye into real gains for the region and the world.
  • 16 Sep 2025
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • Samoa
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu

    Reality bites: Why the global dengue epidemic matters to Australia

    Philippa Nicole Barr
    The mosquito-borne disease is more than a health emergency – it symbolises the injustice of climate change.
  • 19 May 2025
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • New Zealand
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tuvalu
    • Vanuatu

    After listening, what’s Australia’s next move in the Pacific?

    Mihai Sora
    Pacific governments will ultimately judge Australia on concrete actions rather than friendly gestures.
  • 11 Dec 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Nauru
    • Tuvalu

    Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific

    Daniel Flitton
    The potential for a bidding war should be acknowledged.
  • 27 Nov 2024
    • Climate change
    • Technology
    • United Nations
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Samoa
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu

    The Pacific disinformation playbook

    Meg Tapia
    A surge in connectivity has exacerbated the region’s challenges, undermining trust in science and government.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tuvalu

    The Falepili Union: A Pacific response to the greatest global challenges

    Pat Conroy
    A world-first treaty with Australia ensures Tuvalu’s statehood will continue, even in the face of a climate catastrophe.
  • 8 Aug 2024
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific
    • Nauru
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu
    • Vanuatu

    Economic diplomacy: Banking on the Pacific

    Greg Earl
    Rebuilding regional banking is unlikely to pay dividends without an underlying business revival.
  • 28 May 2024
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tuvalu

    A portrait of a climate champion: Who is Enele Sopoaga? 

    Isabelle Zhu-Maguire
    The Pacific leader is giving voice to the plight of the region and posing a direct challenge to Australia’s environmental diplomacy.
  • 11 Apr 2024
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • New Zealand
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu
    • Vanuatu

    Pacific Engagement Visas: New developments but quotas unknown

    Natasha Turia , Akka Rimon
    Australia’s highly competitive new visa lottery has much leg work to do to make fair allocations between countries.
  • 8 Mar 2024
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu
    • Sex and Gender

    State of play for Pacific women in 2024

    Jessica Collins
    When the playing field is levelled, the dividends are doubled, both in politics and sport.
  • 23 Nov 2023
    • Technology
    • Pacific Islands
    • China and the Pacific
    • Fiji
    • Nauru
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Tonga
    • Tuvalu
    • Vanuatu

    Digital dominoes: Australia’s strategic play in the Pacific

    Mihai Sora
    Enhancing the region’s digital connectivity goes beyond influence. It’s about sharing prosperity and security, too.
  • 14 Nov 2023
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tuvalu

    A Pacific union: Australia-Tuvalu deal goes well beyond climate

    Donald R Rothwell
    This tailored arrangement has implications for AUKUS, legal proceedings, as well as the potential resettlement of climate refugees.

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