11 Dec 2024
Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific
The potential for a bidding war should be acknowledged.
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11 Dec 2024
An ounce of prevention: Nauru deal puts defence spending in a different light
Australia’s Nauru deal is a victory for preventive diplomacy, closing off any possibility of a Chinese security presence. -
10 Dec 2024
New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications
But the “permanent state of contest” in the Pacific appears set to continue. -
27 Nov 2024
The Pacific disinformation playbook
A surge in connectivity has exacerbated the region’s challenges, undermining trust in science and government. -
8 Aug 2024
Economic diplomacy: Banking on the Pacific
Rebuilding regional banking is unlikely to pay dividends without an underlying business revival. -
15 Apr 2024
Western banks are vacating the Pacific, and Nauru is turning to China
Financial risks are causing Western banks to flee the region, leaving a void for China to fill. -
11 Apr 2024
Pacific Engagement Visas: New developments but quotas unknown
Australia’s highly competitive new visa lottery has much leg work to do to make fair allocations between countries. -
8 Mar 2024
State of play for Pacific women in 2024
When the playing field is levelled, the dividends are doubled, both in politics and sport. -
5 Feb 2024
From “poop diggers” to allies: Chinese social media reacts to Nauru’s switch
Echoes of past positions continue to influence views of the Pacific Island nation. -
23 Nov 2023
Digital dominoes: Australia’s strategic play in the Pacific
Enhancing the region’s digital connectivity goes beyond influence. It’s about sharing prosperity and security, too. -
29 Sep 2023
Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge
A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. -
16 Mar 2023
Is the sun setting on the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst?
A web of alleged interventions in university business has had a cascading effect on Pacific politics. -
25 Oct 2018
Never too late to get the kids off Nauru
Australia is overdue to respond to the deterioration of the mental and physical health of refugee children on Nauru. -
8 Aug 2018
A new court for Nauru
Recent developments might allay some concerns about the the independence of the judiciary in the Pacific nation. -
3 Jul 2018
Nauru ABC ban: Australia damned by faint criticism
Authoritarian dangers encroaching on the Pacific have been a theme of late – but not for Australia about Nauru. -
10 Apr 2018
The lack of appeal in Nauru
Australia should question why final court appeals have been scrapped in the tiny Pacific nation before an alternative was set up.