Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Wednesday
18th December
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Bougainville votes for independence The results of the Bougainville referendum were announced…
Papua New Guinea
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Wednesday
4th December
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG budget handed down The budget for 2020 (the Marape government’s first) has been…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
Wednesday
27th November
2019
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Voting commences in the Bougainville referendum Voting in the Bougainville referendum commenced…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 June
Wednesday
24th June
2020
Tess Newton Cain's weekly bulletin looks at the deferral of the changeover for Secretary General, Kiribati elections overshadowed, 9th COVID-19…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 1 July
Wednesday
1st July
2020
Tess Newton Cain's weekly bulletin looks at the gender-based violence in PNG, social impacts of COVID-19 in Fiji, New Caledonia…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 July
Wednesday
15th July
2020
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Update on COVID-19 in the region Although infection rates remain very low, and a…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 22 July
Wednesday
22nd July
2020
In this week’s Pacific bulletin, Tess Newton Cain looks at COVID-19 update, unemployment support progress in the northern Pacific, PNG…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 29 July
Wednesday
29th July
2020
In this week’s Pacific bulletin, Tess Newton Cain looks at the rise of COVID-19 numbers in PNG, Vanuatu celebrates 40…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 12 August
Wednesday
12th August
2020
In this week’s Pacific bulletin, Tess Newton Cain looks at COVID-19 flares in PNG, Seasonal Workers Scheme re-opens on a…
Unprecedented is not a reason to be unprepared
Tuesday
11th May
2021
With the Oceania region ranked as the greatest disaster risk area worldwide, Peter Layton says countries need to improve their…