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Our academics regularly provide analysis, opinion and commentary in the media.

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Pacific Engagement Visas - survey of PNG applicants
Natasha Turia speaks to ABC Pacific Beat

A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea
Hunter Marston speaks to Business Insider

Daily Cuts - China places yet another defence ministry personnel under investigation
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks to CNA - Channel News Asia

China denounces Taiwan president’s Pacific tour as he stops off in Hawaii and Guam
A/Prof Graeme Smith quoted in ABC News

Pacific Engagement Visa in PNG: more time needed to secure jobs
Natasha Turia writes in Development Policy Blog

Shock rebel offensive threatens Assad regime - Syrian militants seize Aleppo
A/Prof Matthew Sussex speaks with ABC Radio PM program

Taiwanese President's US trip prompts Chinese fury
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks to ABC AM

ABC The World Monday 2/12/2024
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks to ABC The World

Upcoming events
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Mon, 9 Dec 2024

The Future of Doing IR Differently

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
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Hedley Bull Building
Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Neither Confirm Nor Deny: National Security Secrecy and Australia's Liberal Democracy

PhD Oral Presentation 
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LSIS Rikki-Lea Phillips, Royal Australian Navy. "HMAS Stuart RPD 24-4 Exercise Malabar 24 Sea Phase." © Commonwealth of Australia 2024. Accessed via Department of Defence Imagery Gallery.
LSIS Rikki-Lea Phillips, Royal Australian Navy. "HMAS Stuart RPD 24-4 Exercise Malabar 24 Sea Phase." © Commonwealth of Australia 2024. Accessed via Department of Defence Imagery Gallery.
Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Japan's new Foreign and Security policy directions: Implications for the Japan-Australia partnership

This panel discussion is hosted by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
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Fri, 13 Dec 2024

A strong leader that bends rules preferable? Preliminary findings from the Fiji Post-election survey on Voter Behaviour and Democracy

DPA Seminar Series
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News & stories
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Parliament of Australia

Alumna Molly-Anne Bond is positively shaping Australian democracy through diplomacy and public service
Discover how studying a Master of Diplomacy helped Molly-Anne realise her goals to work in the Australian Public Service and create better outcomes for Australia.
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Marcus Mietzner is Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history
The Australian has announced Bell School's Marcus Mietzner as Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history
ABC Pacific Beat Podcast
ABC Pacific Beat Podcast

Why is the Commonwealth so popular, despite its colonial legacy?
Political analyst, Sala Dr George Carter from the ANU says the Commonwealth has made positive impact for member states, offering development, democratic and humanitarian support to countries.
  • Pacific
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters. George Carter speaks to Sera Sefeti from Benar News.
  • Climate Change
  • COP 29
United Nations Development Programme Nigeria
United Nations Development Programme Nigeria

From outback kitchens to the United Nations: Discover how the ANU Master of Diplomacy prepared Sally for her dream career
Discover how studying a Master of Diplomacy at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific led alumna Sally Swinnen to work for the United Nations in Nigeria.
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Environmental conflicts and building peace: Pacific perspectives
On Tuesday 2 September, 11 participants who are citizens of eight countries participated in a workshop to share knowledge and experiences related to the theme: Environmental Peacebuilding.
Amy Wardell
Amy Wardell

Forging global leaders: CAP student secures prestigious cybersecurity internship in Estonia
First-year Master of International Law and Diplomacy student Amy Wardell is undertaking a five-week cybersecurity internship in Estonia. Find out more about her journey.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.

Researching the global politics of sexual and reproductive health with responsibility: Dr Maria Tanyag publishes her first book
Dr Maria Tanyag’s new book examines everyday inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Sexual health
  • Human Rights
  • gender equality

Past events
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Thu, 5 Dec 2024

Hope and possibility beyond the doom and gloom: Hothouse 2024 wrap

It has been another concerning year for climate change, inequalities and health.
Fri, 29 Nov 2024

The Embodied Political Ecology of Global Solar PV Supply Chains

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Tue, 26 Nov - Wed, 27 Nov 2024

ANU Southeast Asia Institute Student Research Symposium 2024

Connecting Southeast Asian Research: Grounded Empirics, Textured Theory, and Regional Methodologies
Mon, 25 Nov 2024

Advancing Afghan Women's Rights

Hosted by the ANU Gender Institute

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Defence Indigenous Engagement: Advancing Reconciliation or Militarised Inclusion?

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Nancy Munn in Central Australia: Gendering the field and how what mattered and who mattered changed

A public lecture brought to you by Fulbright Australia, the ANU Gender Insitute, the School of Culture, History & Language and the ANU First Nations Portfolio
Fri, 15 Nov 2024

What do we see when we ask “What is China?”

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series

Fri, 15 Nov 2024

Symposium: Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes

Symposium: Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes
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