Even New Caledonia’s independence leaders have been unable to stop this latest spontaneous eruption of popular rage. France will have to compromise if there is to be a lasting solution.
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The plight of Australians trapped in New Caledonia should focus the government’s attention on France’s failures in the territory.
Pro-independence parties had sought a delay for the third and final referendum due to the impact of the pandemic on the Indigenous Kanak population. It was denied.
A similar 2018 referendum failed, but was much closer than anticipated. Some believe independence might pass this time around, particularly with the issue not high on France’s list of priorities.
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Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer, Above the Bar School of Educational Studies and Leadership, University of Canterbury
