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Mysterious Chinese billion-dollar proposed deal in Nauru sparks concern in Canberra
A/Prof Graeme Smith is quoted in ABC News

Indonesia celebrates 80 years of independence
Sana Jaffrey speaks to ABC Radio National

Solomon Islands’ external relations amid great power competition
Dr Denghua Zhang and Derek Futaiasi write in Development Policy Blog

Australia, Vanuatu to discuss potential $500 million deal
James Batley speaks in ABC News

The world court tightens the tap on fossil fuels
Prof Meg Keen writes for The Interpreter

Are Gaza food drops enough to relieve famine conditions?
Amra Lee speaks with ABC Radio

Tensions high following Thai-Cambodian border war
Dr Greg Raymond speaks with The Wire

ICJ Countries Have Legal Obligation To Curb Climate Change
Dr George Carter speaks in ABC World

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The 2024 Asia Pacific Week delegation. Image by Luka Vertessy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
The 2024 Asia Pacific Week delegation. Image by Luka Vertessy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Asia Pacific Week 2024: Fostering global networks and regional understanding
The fifteenth Asia Pacific Week successfully brought together students from around the world, as far as Italy and Uzbekistan, to foster global networks between the young leaders of tomorrow.
PhD student Subrata Banerjee
PhD student Subrata Banerjee

3MT Spotlight: Improving justice for women victims of domestic violence in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea
Subrata Banarjee, a PhD candidate at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, is making waves with his groundbreaking research on gender-based violence in PNG and Bangladesh.
The College Dean, Professor Helen Sullivan, Scientia Professor Megan Davis and Director, Crawford School of Public Policy Janine O'Flynn
The College Dean, Professor Helen Sullivan, Scientia Professor Megan Davis and Director, Crawford School of Public Policy Janine O'Flynn

Truth after the Voice – addressing First Nations public policy
Where to next for First Nations public policy after the Voice referendum failed? Scientia Professor Megan Davis shared her insights at the inaugural First Nations Women in Public Policy Lecture.
Lucy Skelton
68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York

Reflections on CSW68: A Journey Towards Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
ANU undergrad student Lucy Skelton heads to New York
  • Women’s leadership and political participation
Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University

Teaching in Japan: A mutually beneficial experience
Rochelle Bailey reflects on spending a semester teaching at Ritsumeikan University in Japan.
A barbed wire fence with a rainbow.
A barbed wire fence with a rainbow.

The Colors of Intervention: Mapping the World, Shaping Resistance
Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hébert recently presented his ‘colourful’ research on the mapping of security risk assessments, using a range of case studies - from Kenya to Haiti and Afghanistan.
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
  • Pacific
Dongkeun Lee

Studying sea powers in Tokyo: Dongkeun Lee wins Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship
Meet Dongkeun Lee, a driven PhD candidate whose work and research focus have earned him the 2024-2025 Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship.
  • Security

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Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Intensifying clan conflict in Marcos’s Philippines: How it emerged and what still lies ahead

AIIA National Hybrid Event
Fri, 20 Jun 2025

Regionalism, Redistribution and Resilience: 30 Years of Decentralization in the Philippines

This year, 2025, marks the 33rd year since the Philippine Local Government Code of 1991 was implemented.  This landmark law gave local governments increased revenue-raising

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

ANU Philippines Institute Film Screening: Maria

Amid shrinking civic and democratic space, and a culture of impunity, three women named Maria are on a journey to see truth and fight for justice.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Meet the author - Hugh White

ANU Meet the Author Series
Thu, 5 Jun 2025

Safeguarding Cultural Security in Contemporary China

Though it forms an integral part of Chinese understandings of state security (guojia anquan), the concept of cultural security (wenhua anquan) remains largely unexplored in the En
Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Talanoa on the self-determination process in Kanaky-New Caledonia

ANU Pacific Institute Talanga Dialogue: with Mr Jimmy Naouna
Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Clientelism and Public Health: Explaining Variation in Healthcare Services in Three Indonesian Cities

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Tue, 27 May 2025

Disinformation, cybersecurity, and Nepal’s evolving geopolitics

Disinformation, cybersecurity, and Nepal’s evolving geopolitics

This roundtable brings together leading experts from Nepal to explore the evolving dynamics of regional geopolitics, cybers
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