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Time for a Pacific Business Travel Card
Athaulla A Rasheed writes in Devpolicy Blog

Gender quotas and women's participation in Pacific politics
Dr Theresa Meki speaks in ABC News

Solomon Islands enters a new era with a new PM and a visible desire for change
Dr Anouk Ride writes in The Guardian

Former diplomat Jeremiah Manele elected as new Solomon Islands prime minister
A/Prof Graeme Smith quoted in ABC News

Solomon Islands Elections
Dr Meg Keen speaks in SBS News

Voters back Maldives change in foreign policy
Athaulla A Rasheed writes in 360

Sogavare Stands Down as Dust Settles From Solomon Islands Election
A/Prof Patricia O’Brien writes in The Diplomat

Manasseh Sogavare was China's man in the Pacific. Will his exit as prime minister reverberate across the region?
Dr Meg Keen quoted in ABC News

Upcoming & past events
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Wed, 4 Sep 2024 Thu, 5 Sep 2024

State of the Pacific 2024

The Department of Pacific Affairs’ biennial State of the Pacific (SOTP) conference will take place on 4 and 5 September 2024 at The Australian National University in Canberra.
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 Thu, 5 Sep 2024

State of the Pacific 2024

The Department of Pacific Affairs’ biennial State of the Pacific (SOTP) conference will take place on 4 and 5 September 2024 at The Australian National University in Canberra.
Thu, 30 May 2024

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Partial Implementation of the Bougainville Peace Agreement

Join DPA Doctoral Candidate Kevin Pullen as he presents his Thesis Proposal Review on the partial implementation of the BPA.
Wed, 29 May 2024

The Pacific Plunge: America in the Pacific

Join us to explore the ongoing evolution of America's engagement in the Pacific.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024

International Politics and Construction of Climate Security by Small Island Developing States: Maldives and Samoa

Please join PhD candidate Athaulla Rasheed as he presents his pre-submission seminar.
Fri, 15 Mar 2024

Improving Access to Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology After Amputation in the Pacific Region

Please join PhD candidate Lee Brentnall as she presents her research proposal.
Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Women’s Political Participation in Government Structures in Bougainville and the Motu Koita Assembly

Please join PhD candidate Geejay Milli as she provides an update during her research journey.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024

From ‘Our Sea of Islands’ to the ‘Blue Pacific Continent’: Stewarding Pacific Regionalism Now and into the Future

Join us to explore the ongoing development and challenges of Pacific regionalism over the past decade.
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Walk to Savo polling station 2
An election observer walking to the Savo polling station (photo credit Stephanie Russo)

Observing the 2024 elections in Solomon Islands
Small boats, 4WDs and walking long distances to reach remote communities is all part of the job for the 15 teams of ANU-SINU election observers in Solomon Islands’ 12th general elections in April 2024
PNGDB

Revitalizing the PNG Dictionary of Biography – applications now opened
DPA is looking for submissions to participate in the PNG Dictionary of Biography Project. Applications close on 30 April.
ISA 2024

Relationality from the Pacific Perspective: Two DPA scholars attended ISA 2024
DPA members Dr George Carter and Henrietta McNeill attended the 2024 conference of the oldest interdisciplinary association dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs.
Transform

SINU Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau visits DPA
SINU Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau visits DPA to discuss ongoing research collaboration between the two national universities.
Denghua Zhang 3.jpg

Boyer Prize 2022 goes to Dr Denghua Zhang
Zhang's article ‘China’s influence and local perceptions: the case of Pacific island countries’ has won the revered Boyer Prize for 2022.
  • National Security, Strategy and Defence
Cover of 'Islands of Hope'
by DPA

Book Review and launch details — Islands of Hope: Pan-Pacific Indigenous Resource Management in a Changing Pacific
Dr Stewart Firth's review of 'Islands of Hope' (co-edited by Paul D'Arcy) and book launch details.
Family Protection Orders

A study on the use and efficacy of protection orders as a key response to domestic and family violence in Papua New Guinea
Although domestic violence legislation has been enacted in many middle and low income countries, there is very little evidence of how they have worked in diverse socio-cultural and political settings.
Workshop participants at Pasifika House, Brisbane, 9 December 2022.
by DPA

Workshops on safety and wellbeing of Pacific workers in Australia
Researchers from DPA held workshops to discuss the preliminary findings of research on the safety and wellbeing experiences of people who are working in Australia with the PALM scheme.