Region
Oceania
June 15, 2021
Australia, UK Reach Free Trade Deal
By Rod McGuirk and Danica Kirka
Australia is the latest Indo-Pacific country to reach a trade deal with post-Brexit Britain.
June 11, 2021
Maori Connection to Antarctic May Predate European ‘Discovery’
By Joshua Mcdonald
New research links the Maori people to possibly discovering Antarctica long before Europeans and Americans.
June 11, 2021
Singapore’s Lee Advises Australia to Engage With China
By Sebastian Strangio
The past year has seen a chill descend over relations between Canberra and Beijing.
June 07, 2021
What We Can Learn From Australia’s Sikh Community
By Grant Wyeth
Australia’s Sikh community has been providing thousands of free meals a day to those whose incomes have been restricted by lockdown measures.
June 02, 2021
Fiji: Civil Society Demands Powerful Minister Resign
By Joshua Mcdonald
An alliance of civil society organizations in Fiji has demanded the economy minister’s resignation amid a bleak economic outlook.
June 01, 2021
Pacific States Watch Samoa’s Political Turmoil Carefully, Quietly
By Joshua Mcdonald
Samoa’s neighbors have mostly fallen short on backing the new democratically elected prime minister amid a “bloodless coup.”
May 29, 2021
Plague of Ravenous, Destructive Mice Tormenting Australians
By Rod McGuirk
The massive surge in rodent numbers threatens “an absolute economic and social crisis in rural and regional New South Wales.”
May 28, 2021
Samoan Democracy Under Threat as New Political Era Dawns
By Grant Wyeth
The dawning of a new political era in Samoa has proved difficult for the country’s longtime rulers to accept.
May 24, 2021
Samoa in Crisis as Elected Leader Locked out of Parliament
By Nick Perry
Last month, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was elected Samoa's first ever female prime minister.
May 20, 2021
Australia, the Lucky Country, Could Be More Generous
By Joshua Mcdonald
The recent Australian budget leaves little breathing room for Pacific Island nations.
May 19, 2021
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Loosened Australia’s Federation
By Grant Wyeth
The premiers of New South Wales and Victoria could once again become Australia’s most powerful political actors.
May 18, 2021
Court Clears Way for Samoa to Get Its First Woman Leader
By Nick Perry
Two decisions by the Supreme Court have paved the way for Fiame Naomi Mata’afa to become prime minister.
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