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Only 15 known underwater internet cables connect Australia to the world – and they’re under threat from fishing boats, spies and natural disasters
Cynthia Mehboob writes in The Conversation

Gender equality, the Pacific way
Dr Mercy Masta and Dr Elisabeth Jackson write in Lowy Institute - The Interpreter

Australia announces $18 million to bolster undersea cables in the Pacific
Dr Amanda H A Watson speaks in Pacific Beat

France’s Growing Pacific Crisis
Dr Patricia O'Brien writes in The Diplomat

Govt plots $18m Indo-Pacific internet cable centre
Dr Amanda H A Watson speaks in Information Age

Australia confident of hosting environment summit
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in AM

Experts hail ICJ declaration on illegality of Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory as “historic” for Palestinians and international law
Prof Bina D’Costa et. al. writes in Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Media attacks on Kamala Harris follow a bleak pattern
Jack Hayes and Dr Elise Stephenson write in 360info

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Southeast Asianists: Scholarly Profile – Trailer
The 'Southeast Asianists: Scholarly Profile' trailer is here. It is three days until the ANU Southeast Asia Institute's eight-episode interview series is released. Join us for the launch on Sept 7.
Harold Crouch (left) with PhD students, Marcus Mietzner (now an Indonesia specialist based at ANU) and Inwon Hwang (South Korea's leading Malaysian politics expert), c. 1997.
Harold Crouch (left) with PhD students, Marcus Mietzner (now an Indonesia specialist based at ANU) and Inwon Hwang (South Korea's leading Malaysian politics expert), c. 1997.

Vale Emeritus Professor Harold Crouch
Emeritus Professor Harold Crouch, who died on 27 August 2023, was an eminent scholar of Indonesian and Malaysian politics, and of Southeast Asia generally.
IMMERSIA 2022

Ready. Steady. Immerse: Immersia 2.0
What do you get when you put calligraphy, dance, song, music, painting, wellbeing, books, exhibitions, photography, languages, trivia, gaming, and art together?
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Boyer Prize 2022 goes to Dr Denghua Zhang
Zhang's article ‘China’s influence and local perceptions: the case of Pacific island countries’ has won the revered Boyer Prize for 2022.
  • Pacific
  • Security
Kim Rubenstein and James Blackwell

It’s not just the Vibe: It’s the CONSTITUTION
New podcast series leading up to the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, explores a whole lot more than just “the vibe” of the Constitution. Hosted by James Blackwell & Kim Rubenstein.
  • Indigenous Peoples
Museum, cemetery, etc. at Manus High School’, c. 21 Sep 1973. Photographer Bill Gammage. PMB PHOTO 46-0696
Museum, cemetery, etc. at Manus High School’, c. 21 Sep 1973. Photographer Bill Gammage. PMB PHOTO 46-0696

Dr Nayahamui Rooney: Newly Appointed Chair of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
The Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific has appointed a new Chair of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, effective 1 July 2023.
Cover of 'Islands of Hope'
by DPA

Book Review and launch details — Islands of Hope: Pan-Pacific Indigenous Resource Management in a Changing Pacific
Dr Stewart Firth's review of 'Islands of Hope' (co-edited by Paul D'Arcy) and book launch details.
A family from the CAP graduations standing outdoors holding flowers and smiling
A family from the CAP graduations standing outdoors holding flowers and smiling

Stepping into the future: Celebrating mid-year graduations at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Students from the Australian National University come together in joyous celebration as they reach the culmination of their fulfilling academic journeys this July.
  • Asia
  • Pacific
  • Political science
  • Security
  • International relations
  • Diplomacy
  • Development
  • Culture
  • Climate Change

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Fri, 5 Jul 2024

France dans le Pacifique

French territories in the Pacific Ocean are often under-analysed in Anglophone settings.
Thu, 27 Jun 2024

Broken Politics of Capitalist Time: Global Crises of Capitalist Social Reproduction

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Thu, 27 Jun 2024

3MT: The Three Minute Thesis Competition

The Three-Minute Thesis (often abbreviated to 3MT) is a hugely successful international competition in which higher-degree research candidates demonstrate their communication skills while showcasin
Thu, 20 Jun 2024

Pathways to a healthy 'net-zero' future

Climate change is not just an environmental threat but poses major and growing risks to the health of today’s population and future generations.
Fri, 14 Jun 2024

History of Ignorance: A History of the Belittling of Modern Pacific Knowledge

Please join PhD candidate Opeta Alefaio as he provides an update during his research journey.
Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Agency and Ownership in Reconciliation: Youth and the Practice of Transitional Justice

Dr Caitlin Mollica (University of Newcastle) will be sharing her recently-released book, Agency and Ownership in Reconciliation: Youth and the Practice of Transitional Justice (SUNY Press)
Wed, 12 Jun 2024

Multilateral Development Cooperation with Chinese Characteristics? Insights from the United Nations

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series 
Thu, 6 Jun 2024

Battlefield Trust for Human-Machine Teaming: Evidence from the US Military

Discussing AI, Automated Systems, and the Future of War Seminar Series
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