- On the East Asia Forum Bill Standish has provided a primer on the Papua New Guinea election season, in which some campaigning politicians are making the most of social media.
- Also on the East Asia Forum, Kerryn Baker breaks down what the election of President Macron means for the French Pacific.
- The Aus-PNG Network has kicked off a new series profiling past participants from the Emerging Leaders Dialogue.
- A Fijian civil society group claims it was prevented from completing a submission in parliament that was critical of the Clause 24 legislation the government wants passed that would punish those 'who demean, defame or undermine the sanctity of parliament'.
- On the ASPI Strategist, James Batley explores the landscape in the Solomon Islands as the 30 June end of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) approaches.
- In this openDemocracy post, Nicole George discusses her research into violence against women in the Pacific Islands and the need to address broader gender discriminations.
- On The Conversation, Patrick Nunn makes the case for engaging religious institutions and church leaders in climate projects in the Pacific.
- PNG Correction authorities are standing by their actions after a breakout and shootings at Buimo jail in Lae, which killed 17 prisoners, and say investigations have been held up by a lack of funds.
