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Family protection legislation in PNG - new pilot research
Dr Judy Putt explores how family violence in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been impacted by family protection legislation. Over the past decade, a number of Pacific Island nations have introduced...
Challenging the stigma against former girl child soldiers
Case studies on female child soldiers in Sri Lanka and Nepal by Kate Macfarlane find that the social stigma of being a former child soldier is harder to overcome for girls than boys. Rarely do...
Establishing the new Australia-China-Pacific trilateral research network on Pacific studies
The Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) has been awarded a grant of $24,820 by the Australia-China Council to establish a new trilateral research network on Pacific studies. The informal network, to...
Diplomacy exported to and from Africa
Dr Yolanda Kemp-Spies, Visiting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, has applied over three decades of academic and professional experience to draw much needed attention to the diplomatic...
Zooming in on Indonesia’s environmental service policies
Non-monetary rewards play a significant role in encouraging people to look after the environment they live in, Indonesia expert Abidah Setyowati reveals in a case study. Be it biodegradation, water...
2018 Gunson Prize
A prize of AUD$1,000 will be awarded at the Cambridge Pacific History Association Conference, for the winner of the Gunson Essay Prize Competition. Postgraduate or senior students from any country...
Climate Change Adaptation in the Federated States of Micronesia
Department of Pacific Affairs’ Visiting Fellow, Gonzaga (Zag) Puas, is leading a climate change adaptation project in collaboration with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Department of Health...
Women in international security: Theory and practice
This 10-part seminar series runs over four semesters at the National University (ANU) in 2018-19, and is sponsored by the ANU Gender Institute & the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. The...
Rock Concerts, Google, Defence
From Sydney, to the Middle East and back again to organise rock concerts with Wiz Khalifa, then working for Google and now the Department of Defence, Joel Einstein credits his degree at the Coral...
Endless Opportunities
Jamal Nabulsi is graduating this semester with a Master of International Relations (Advanced) with a plan to continue down the path of academia. Jamal came to study at ANU for the opportunity to...
