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DPA PhD graduate Philip Mitna promoted to Chief Superintendent
The Department of Pacific Affairs would like to congratulate Philip Mitna for being conferred the rank of Chief Superintendent by the new Papua New Guinea Police Minister Bryan Kramer. Philip Mitna...
ANU VC launches Understanding Oceania
During his 11-14 June 2019 visit to Suva Professor Brian Schmidt, Australian National University Vice Chancellor launched Understanding Oceania, a book edited by DPA’s Stewart Firth and the...
ANU to offer inaugural course in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diplomacy
Indigenous diplomatic practices have existed continuously on the Australian continent for tens of thousands of years, governing relations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Clans and Nations...
Scholarship for Asia-Pacific research
Ruth Daroesman Graduate Study Grant Are you a postgraduate student or HDR candidate planning to undertake study or research in Asia and the Pacific? If so, you may be eligible to apply for the Ruth...
Protecting children on the move
A refugee camp is not the easiest place to conduct field research, but when you are exploring how best to protect children during their migration journey, that is where the need is greatest. Olivia...
Creating a future beyond borders : Innovative dual degree program commences in Japan with Ritsumeikan University’s College of Global Liberal Arts
Earlier this month students commencing in Japan in the dual-degree program were welcomed by the Ritsumeikan University. The Bell School at ANU has partnered with the College of Global Liberal Arts at...
ANU illiberalism conference attracts Southeast Asian academics to return to Canberra
Top graduates from The Australian National University (ANU) have returned to campus to discuss the state of liberal democracy in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar at the ‘Entrenched illiberalism in...
William Austin (Bill) Standish
Pacific – especially Papua New Guinea – colleagues of Bill Standish were shocked and saddened by his death on Sunday 31 March. For some fifty years Bill has been one of the very best informed and...
Peter John Elder
Our colleague, Peter Elder, passed away on Sunday, the 24th of March. He was well past 92 years and until recently –when we shifted to the new corridor – Peter would come in regularly each day to...
Territorial disputes in Belize - insights from an intern
BY MICHAEL BYRNE Michael Byrne is a Master of Diplomacy student currently undertaking an internship in Belize. Here he updates us on his experiences so far. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to...
