COP26: Pacific participation and responses
Tuesday
14th December
2021
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND REBEKAH GENTNER | With the benefit of a little distance and perspective, we can…
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Third time has little charm: New Caledonia’s referendum on independence
Wednesday
5th January
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | As Tropical Cyclone Ruby fades into memory for New Caledonia, the results of…
Solomon Islands stress: What happened, why and what does it all mean?
Monday
7th February
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The events of November 2021 in Honiara drew much…
Pacific resilience tested on multiple fronts
Monday
14th February
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | It was quite the year for the Pacific islands in 2021. Countries have had…
This is where we live: Has Australia been a good neighbour in the Pacific?
Friday
29th April
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | I was once asked “why should Australians care about what happens in the Pacific?…
Japan and the Pacific—introducing PALM
Thursday
12th May
2022
ISABELLA BROWN AND TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM) is a summit-level meeting that began…
Pacific proposals – Five ideas for an incoming government
Thursday
2nd June
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The Pacific dominated political discourse in the recent federal election. As a new…
Keeping everyone in the tent: The Pacific Islands Forum remains whole
Tuesday
12th July
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | A last-minute agreement has avoided rupture in the Pacific Islands Forum. As the…
Smiles in Suva: The 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting
Tuesday
19th July
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND STEFAN ARMBRUSTER | Last week’s meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)…
Solomon Islands’ election postponement plans ensure global scrutiny will continue
Tuesday
6th September
2022
TESS NEWTON CAIN | There has been a flurry of international media and commentary attention on Solomon…