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Shane McLeod

Shane McLeod is a former Director of Media and Communications at the Lowy Institute.

Shane was previously Project Director of the Australia-Papua New Guinea Network.

Articles by Shane McLeod (24)

Shane McLeod 9 Aug 2023

The Fix: Tray tables up, window blinds open

Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
Shane McLeod 3 Aug 2021

Keeping PNG connected by investing in radio

Australia could quickly make a critical – and relatively cheap – neighbourly investment in democracy.
Jonathan Pryke, Shane McLeod 16 Dec 2020

Frenemies forever? PNG’s prime minister sees off a challenge

It’ll be a merrier Christmas for James Marape, but a politically fractious new year looms.
Shane McLeod 16 Nov 2020

Reality bites: Budget, personalities and politics put Marape on notice

PNG’s prime minister must face down a no-confidence motion everyone knew was coming yet still caused a surprise.
Shane McLeod 6 Oct 2020

PNG electrification: Spend on solar to help meet targets

Big power projects need to be pursued, but money for household solar would help PNG meet its 2030 goal more quickly.
Shane McLeod 18 Sep 2020

Book Review: Where borders aren’t always badlands

People-to-people connections that stretch across tens of thousands of years don’t stop when lines are drawn on a map.
Shane McLeod 4 Aug 2020

Covid and crime: Twin tests for Papua New Guinea

An audacious drug smuggling attempt and a coronavirus outbreak put pressure on PNG’s police chief.
Shane McLeod 25 Jun 2020

A crowded house on the Bougainville ballot

With independence negotiations looming, hundreds of candidates are running for house seats, and 25 for president.
Shane McLeod 22 Jun 2020

Debt threatens Digicel’s Pacific dominance

The sprawling telecoms provider is deep in the red, and it might be the company’s PNG profits that help bail it out.