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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Fiji leader to raise concerns in US after aid frozen
Dr Meg Keen is quoted in National Indigenous Times

Fijian MP Lynda Tabuya avoids expulsion, pursues legal action after circulation of explicit video
Romitesh Kant speaks to ABC Digital

As Trump deportations intensify, Pacific Island nations worry they could be overwhelmed
Dr Henrietta McNeill writes in The Conversation

Donal Trump's tactic to end the Ukraine war - and whether it would impact Australia
Prof Wes Widmaier speaks to SBS Digital

Whose canoe? ‘Moana 2’ debate exposes AI threat to Pacific languages
Jope Tarai writes in Benar News

Tony Abbott wants Australia to push back on Trump's 'punitive' tariffs on allies
Prof Wes Widmaier speaks to Capital Brief

Politics with Michelle Grattan: John Blaxland and Richard Holden talk about what Trump will mean for Australia
Prof John Blaxland speaks to The Conversation

Post-conflict Bougainville part 1: the Crisis and its legacies
Prof Sinclair Dinnen, Prof Miranda Forsyth and Dennis Kuiai write in Development Policy Blog

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Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Tahlea Aualiitia and Ngunnawal Elder, Aunty Serena Williams. Photo Credit: Luka Vertessy

Confluence and Creation in Asia and the Pacific: Asia Pacific Week 2024
A semester’s worth of hard work went by in a blur as 60 conference delegates brought their own brand of warmth and enthusiasm to a chilly ANU campus in June.
DPA Graduation

Congratulations to DPA graduates!
DPA’s new HDR graduates in July 2024
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Benjamin Fullarton – Best of both worlds
When Ben came to ANU, he was not very sure what to study. Three and half years later, he completed his Master of International Relations with zero regrets.
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AADPSP graduands (left to right): Reza, Shahril, Vannak, and Daniel

A bond lasting longer than our lives: Journeys of four AADPSP students
Four Master of Strategic Studies graduands from the ASEAN – Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program share their exciting journeys of study, family, and friendship at the Bell School.
  • Graduation
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Tallis Everard at the Embassy of Finland

Tallis Everard – Pursuing a path greater than yourself
For Tallis Everard, a graduate of the Master of International Law and Diplomacy, the program was eye-opening, and inspired her to pursue a career greater than herself.
  • Graduation
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Seamus in Taiwan during a trip in 2022 with the Australian Institute of International Affairs

Seamus Dove – My teachers really went above and beyond
Seamus was blown away by the wonderful courses and teachers when he started studying a Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced).
  • Graduation
PhD student Subrata Banerjee delivers his 3MT presentation.
PhD student Subrata Banerjee delivers his 3MT presentation.

‘The ultimate test’ CAP celebrates first in-person College 3MT since 2018
The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific hosted the first in-person College 3-Minute-Thesis (3MT) competition since 2018 bringing together contestants from across our Schools.
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.

Past events
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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
Fri, 15 Nov 2024

Evolving Ideas and Norm Contestation: China as a Global Sovereign Debt Manager

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Thu, 14 Nov 2024

2024 Mongolia Update: Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes

Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes
Thu, 14 Nov 2024

The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation

This event launches and discusses Lia Kent’s new book, The unruly dead: spirits, memory and state formation in Timor-Leste.
Watch event recordings on YouTube