Securing vaccines was only part of the battle — the Pacific now has to overcome misinformation, stigma and sheer geography to vaccinate its people.
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Despite indications the Samoan government was out of favour, few predicted it could lose power.
Around 33,000 child marriages took place in 2020 in Indonesia, a new report shows. This comes with more girls in Australia’s region dropping out of school and taking on more caring responsibilities.
Indonesia needs to consider long-term engagement to produce deeper and more sustainable impacts.
With his strong belief in sana – consensus – over insurrection, Somare was central to PNG’s independence and a pivotal figure in Pacific politics.
Scientists had been uncertain about why killer whales are dying in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. A new study takes an in-depth look and provides the tools to help prevent additional deaths in the future.
These caused untold health problems for Aboriginal people and Pacific Islanders who were at the highest risk of radiation
It’s time to listen to warnings from the people of the Pacific.
The pandemic is an important moment for regional partners to show their commitment to the Pacific. And so far, China hasn’t matched its pledges with enough action.
The travel crisis caused by COVID-19 is also an opportunity to end the worst excesses of international tourism for good.
Opening Australia up to the South Pacific before the rest of the world would provide practical aid that Australia’s rivals cannot.
While Pacific communities need robust public health reporting, local media face harassment and arrest while covering the crisis.
Over the course of his three voyages, Cook was frustrated by the refusal of Indigenous people to embrace Western ways. He grew increasingly punitive, embodying the ‘savagery’ he ostensibly despised.
Interviews in three Pacific nations revealed concerns over a lack of balance in the Australia-Pacific relationship and a certain level of racism and disrespect directed towards islanders.
New research shows that Māori and Pasifika scholars are significantly under-represented in New Zealand’s universities, making up only 5% and 1.7% of the academic workforce, respectively.
The day and a half it takes to get from New York to Singapore and back offers plenty of time to ponder the economics of ultra-long-haul flights – and wonder why we’d want to make it any longer.
Tattooing tools made and used 2,700 years ago include two blades made on human bone.
Soft power is a country’s ability to gain influence through attraction. Australia’s soft power in the Pacific began waning when it axed the Australia Network in 2014. And China is filling the gap.
Scott Morrison stepped up Australia’s engagement with the Pacific by visiting Vanuatu and Fiji last week and announcing a bilateral partnership with the latter. Here’s what he achieved.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s historic visit to Vanuatu is centred around security. This fits a pattern shifting the focus from development to militarisation in Australia’s Pacific foreign policy.
Top contributors
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Professor of International Health, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Pacific Journalism, Director of the Pacific Media Centre/Te Amokura, Auckland University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Colonial and Indigenous History and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, La Trobe University
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Associate professor of International Relations, Monash University
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Honorary Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Director, Centre for Applied Climate Sciences, University of Southern Queensland
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Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
