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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Fraud Factories and Pig Butchery: Chinese Triads go Pacific
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in The Little Red Podcast

Bougainville: An Uncertain Future
Kevin Pullen writes in Australian Institute of International Affairs

Revealing Secrets: An Unofficial History of Australian Signals Intelligence and the Advent of Cyber
Prof John Blaxland and Stephen Satkiewicz speak to New Books Network

Papua New Guinea conflicted over China’s expanding influence
Dr Patricia O'Brien speaks in Sunday Extra Podcast

Australia moves to warm relationship with the Solomon Islands
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in RN Drive Podcast

Papua New Guinea: All Geopolitics is Local
Dr Patricia O'Brien writes in The Diplomat

Cambodia’s China policy a balancing act for Phnom Penh
Chansambath Bong writes in East Asia Forum

Hanwha Ocean buying Austal would probably suit the United States
Dongkeun Lee writes in ASPI – The Strategist

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Family Protection Orders

A study on the use and efficacy of protection orders as a key response to domestic and family violence in Papua New Guinea
Although domestic violence legislation has been enacted in many middle and low income countries, there is very little evidence of how they have worked in diverse socio-cultural and political settings.
Workshop participants at Pasifika House, Brisbane, 9 December 2022.
by DPA

Workshops on safety and wellbeing of Pacific workers in Australia
Researchers from DPA held workshops to discuss the preliminary findings of research on the safety and wellbeing experiences of people who are working in Australia with the PALM scheme.
  • Welfare
  • Labour Migration
  • Ending violence against women and girls
  • Gender
Dr Judy Putt with the award

Bell School prize for ‘Partnership, Impact and Engagement’ awarded to the research project on 'Family Protection Orders'
The research project on 'The use and efficacy of family protection orders in PNG' has been awarded the Bell School prize for ‘Partnership, Impact and Engagement’.
  • Ending violence against women and girls
  • Gender
Kazimier Lim

Kazimier Lim
For the longest time, Kazi thought he would work as a manager at a luxury property. However, in middle school, he began questioning power, prestige and norms in international politics.
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Ann Zhang
Considering herself a people-oriented person, Ann studied diplomacy as a form of communication and intellectual exchange.
People on a boat in Papua New Guinea
by PXhere

Recordings now available – State of the Pacific 2022
Listen to the panel discussions from State of the Pacific 2022.
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Labour Migration
  • Governance and regulation
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Gender
Bilums from PNG

New research released on family protection orders in Papua New Guinea
This research is the first of its kind in PNG that specifically looks at how family protection orders are working following the introduction of the Family Protection Act.
Jayden Evett

Jayden Evett
Jayden, originally from Wellington, New Zealand; began his study journey in Vienna, Austria, doing a master’s degree at the world’s oldest school of diplomacy.

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Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Women’s Political Participation in Government Structures in Bougainville and the Motu Koita Assembly

Please join PhD candidate Geejay Milli as she provides an update during her research journey.
Tue, 27 Feb 2024

Filipino Journalists’ Struggle: From Duterte Populism to Marcosian Nostalgia

The Philippine presidential election in 2022 saw the rise of the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., more than 30 years after his f
Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Two years on: How will Russia's war on Ukraine end?

As Russia enters its third year of war against Ukraine, we need to ask: how will this war end?
Fri, 23 Feb 2024

The Resilience of Self-Reliance in China: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Order-Shaping

Amy King and Wenting He explore the enduring concept of 'self-reliance' (zili gengsheng) in Chinese political discourse over a century.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024

From ‘Our Sea of Islands’ to the ‘Blue Pacific Continent’: Stewarding Pacific Regionalism Now and into the Future

Join us to explore the ongoing development and challenges of Pacific regionalism over the past decade.
Thu, 15 Feb 2024

Partnerships for Climate Crisis Resilience

Please join PhD candidate Lauren Bland as she provides an update during her research journey.
Fri, 9 Feb 2024

Making People Matter in IPE

Department of International Relations Professorial Lecture Series
Wed, 7 Feb 2024

The Locked-up Country

In The Locked-up Country, political experts Tom Chodor and Shahar Hameiri identify the source of Australia’s recent challenges and suggest a better way forward.
Watch event recordings on YouTube