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Foreign State-Sponsored Disinformation in the Pacific Islands
Dr Anouk Ride, Tessa Ballard and Dr Graeme Smith write in Australian Institute of International Affairs

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa shrugs off gendered attack, defeating second no-confidence vote
Prof Sonia Palmieri speaks to ABC Digital

Securing Australia's new Pacific Engagement Visa costly, slow and 'stressful', applicants say
Natasha Turia speaks to ABC Digital

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks to The Japan Times

Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks to The Guardian

Pacific ‘not a chessboard for global competition’: Dr Aqorau
Dr Henrietta McNeill is quoted in Islands Business

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame face vote of no confidence today
Dr George Carter speaks in Pacific Beat

Emboldened China signs Pacific mining deal amid Tasman naval drills
Prof Meg Keen speaks to Australian Financial Review

Upcoming & past events
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Tue, 24 Oct 2023

He aha ō tātou? Understanding the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact

Join our panel discussion about the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact.
Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Pacific states and peoples inside global climate change negotiations

Pacific states and peoples inside global climate change negotiations (UNFCCC COP): from consensus, coherence to ‘climate updated’
Thu, 14 Sep 2023

Revisiting the Papua New Guinea Dictionary of Contemporary Biography

The Papua New Guinea Dictionary of Contemporary Biography (PNGDCB) was a collaborative research project based in Port Moresby from 1984–89 aimed at exploring aspects of the nation’s past through th
Tue, 8 Aug 2023

Digitisation for Pacific cultural materials
Nick talks about the role of Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures in preserving Pacific cultural material.
Tue, 25 Jul 2023

A Voyage Through the Pacific: Triple Book Launch
We cordially invite you to an evening celebrating the highly anticipated launches of three extraordinary publications.
Mon, 24 Jul 2023

The Idea of Ownership: The Flaws in the Samaritan’s Dilemma
Suzanne O’Neill examines the influence of the idea of ownership on development partnerships in two Pacific countries, Samoa and Kiribati.
Thu, 20 Jul 2023

Bougainville's Post-Referendum process: Decision 2023/2024?
This seminar will discuss Bougainville's delayed post-referendum process, ABG's push for independence, consultations & disagreements.
Wed, 19 Jul 2023

Criminal Deportations to the Pacific: Securitisation & De-securitisation
In this seminar, Henrietta McNeill provides an examination of criminal deportations to Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands.
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Bilums from PNG

New research released on family protection orders in Papua New Guinea
This research is the first of its kind in PNG that specifically looks at how family protection orders are working following the introduction of the Family Protection Act.
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Symposium on family protection orders in the Pacific region
This symposium aims to share knowledge and experience on how well the orders are working, what the challenges are, and to agree on priorities for future action.
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How does the ‘Pacific’ fit into the ‘Indo-Pacific’? The changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands
This workshop used the question of how the Pacific fits into the Indo-Pacific as a starting point to analyse the changing geopolitics of the Pacific Islands and implications for the region and Aus.
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Pacific nations can’t be left behind at COP26
Four ANU experts warn that Pacific nations are at risk of being left behind in global climate negotiations if they aren’t a focus of the upcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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The blue economy in the Pacific: Promise or potential?
The Australia Awards Women’s Leadership Initiative marks World Oceans Day 2021 with a special learning and networking event on the blue economy in the Pacific: Promise or potential.
Private Security in Papua New Guinea - A Networked Approach
by Australian Civil-Military Centre

PNG’s private security industry could improve public safety
A new report from researchers at The Australian National University highlights the vital role private security plays in ensuring public security across Papua New Guinea.
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Recording now live: Research-Policy Nexus: New Developments about Pacific Studies in China
On 5th August, Department of Pacific Affairs hosted a seminar by Dr Denghua Zhang called ‘Research-Policy Nexus: New Developments about Pacific Studies in China’.
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Recording now live: Post-referendum consultations between the PNG and Bougainville governments
DPA Fellow Anthony Regan shared an update on what has happened so far after the November-December 2019 Bougainville Referendum.