Australia’s International Development Policy, 2023: Implications for the Pacific
Thursday
9th May
2024
MARK OFOI | “It has been almost 10 years since Australia’s last long-term development…
Category Archive: Commentary
Some thoughts on the proposed Vanuatu party laws
Thursday
4th April
2024
JON FRAENKEL | In Vanuatu’s 29th May 2024 referendum, eligible citizens will be asked to approve two constitutional…
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Finance Review: Implications for the Pacific
Wednesday
24th April
2024
SAKIUSA NABOU | The Australian Government is committed to deepening its engagement with the Indo-Pacific. A peaceful, stable and…
China’s Two Sessions 2024: highlights from green development, energy transition, green finance, carbon market and Belt and Road Initiative
Wednesday
20th March
2024
JING ZHANG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL | China’s annual Two Sessions[i] opened on 4 March 2024 and lasted…
The Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)’ early advocacy on climate and security at the United Nations
Thursday
27th May
2021
As part of our Road to COP26 series, Fulori Manoa looks back at the work done by Pacific countries to…
Battling COVID-19 amid dwindling government finances: An update from the Solomon Islands
Thursday
1st October
2020
JACK BOE | In April this year, scores of public servants, those considered nonessential, were briefly put out…
Uptight and uncomfortable
Thursday
25th November
2021
RENÉE JEFFERY | Human rights occupy a curiously uncomfortable place in Australian foreign policy. Like liberal democracies the…
Taking transitional justice to Cambodia’s youth
Wednesday
27th March
2019
RENÉE JEFFERY | Like young people the world over, the youth of Cambodia are glued to their mobile phones.
Data constraints impeding MSME development – A case for Fiji
Thursday
11th April
2024
SAKIUSA NABOU | Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are believed to contribute to at least 18 percent…
Digital futures: Financial inclusion in the Asia Pacific
Friday
11th March
2022
ERIN WATSON-LYNN AND TENGFEI WANG | The outcomes of harnessing digital technologies for financial inclusion will pay dividends for…