- John Garnaut in the Sydney Morning Herald compares PNG's budget deficit to the Greek economic crisis.
- PNG Prime Minister O'Neill defended his government's budget management and assured the nation the government will act to address the debt situation.
- ANZ launched a new report on PNG's power sector yesterday in Port Moresby, starting a debate on the energy infrastructure that PNG needs to drive economic growth in the Asian century.
- James Batley explains what independence in Bougainville could mean for Australia in two posts for The Strategist.
- Ewen McDonald and Jonathon Kings on why the Pacific's small-island developing states should celebrate the Addis Agenda on financing for development.
- Knowledge-sharing networks are helping Pacific Island nations cope with climate change.
- The second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation will be held in Jaipur on 21 August, with 14 Pacific Island nations expected to take part.
Pacific Island links: PNG budget, Bougainville referendum, climate and more
Published 12 Aug 2015
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