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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

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

Scorecard on President Prabowo's first 100 days
Dr Sana Jaffrey speaks to ABC RN Sunday Extra

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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.
  • Graduation
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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
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.
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

Past events
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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.
Tue, 12 Nov 2024

Borderlands Citizenship: Displaceability and Recognition at the Thai-Myanmar Border

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Wed, 6 Nov 2024

When the Ordinary Becomes Radical: Indigenous Participation at the UN

2024 Coral Bell School Annual Lecture on Indigenous Diplomacy.
Tue, 5 Nov 2024

The Rise and Fall of Status-Seekers: A View from Historical East Asia

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