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Climate Financing expected to be main agenda of Pacific Islands at COP29
Salā Dr George Carter speaks to ABC Pacific Beat

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Salā Dr George Carter speaks to Benar News

Fake kidnaps and real dangers of disinformation in Pacific Islands
Dr Anouk Ride writes in Lowy Institute - The Interpreter

Why is the Commonwealth so popular, despite its colonial legacy?
Dr George Carter speaks on the ABC Pacific Beat

King Charles III arrives to Samoa
Salā Dr George Carter speaks to ABC Pacific Beat

Episode 266: Diplomatic Reboot in India-Maldives Relations
Dr Athaulla Rasheed speaks to South Asia Chat

Dr Mercy Masta x Gender Equality, The Pacific Way
Dr Mercy Masta speaks to The Readout

‘Statecraftiness’: Mapping Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks in United States Institute of Peace

Upcoming & past events
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Thu, 31 Oct 2024

A transformative blue economy? Discourse, hegemony and passive revolution in Oceania

DPA Seminar Series
Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Sacrifices, expectations and outcomes: the children of long-term temporary migration

Join us to explore the long-term impacts on children of ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers participating in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) and Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programm
Tue, 8 Oct 2024

He kohuka whakarerekē: Shifting Māori-Pākehā relations and Aotearoa’s Pacific diplomacy

Join Jay as he canvases his project to trace how shifting Māori-Pākehā relations impact Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific diplomacy.
Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Local level order-making: Lessons from Melanesia

Professorial Lecture Series
Fri, 20 Sep 2024

Nogat Nem: The electoral roll in Papua New Guinea’s national elections

Join us to investigate the difficulties with Papua New Guinea’s electoral roll.
Fri, 6 Sep 2024

Bougainville in 2024

In the morning of 6th September, the day following the two day State of the Pacific Conference (Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th September), the ANU’s Department of Pacific Affairs is organising a wo
Wed, 4 Sep - Thu, 5 Sep 2024

State of the Pacific 2024

Please note that this is a hybrid event. Please register on this page in Zoom Events, for both in-person and online attendance.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024

The Use of Memory in the Transmission of the Violent Past in New Caledonia

Please join PhD candidate Clara Filippi as he provides an update during his research journey.
Watch event recordings on YouTube

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ABC Pacific Beat Podcast
ABC Pacific Beat Podcast

Why is the Commonwealth so popular, despite its colonial legacy?
Political analyst, Sala Dr George Carter from the ANU says the Commonwealth has made positive impact for member states, offering development, democratic and humanitarian support to countries.
  • Pacific
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters. George Carter speaks to Sera Sefeti from Benar News.
  • Climate Change
  • COP 29
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Environmental conflicts and building peace: Pacific perspectives
On Tuesday 2 September, 11 participants who are citizens of eight countries participated in a workshop to share knowledge and experiences related to the theme: Environmental Peacebuilding.
Denghua Zhang

Denghua Zhang's article promoted by Oxford University Press as 'High Impact Political Science and International Relations Research'
Denghua Zhang's article promoted by Oxford University Press as 'High Impact Political Science and International Relations Research'
Opening Ceremony with Keynote Speaker Tahlea Aualiitia and Ngunnawal Elder, Aunty Serena Williams. Photo Credit: Luka Vertessy

Confluence and Creation in Asia and the Pacific: Asia Pacific Week 2024
A semester’s worth of hard work went by in a blur as 60 conference delegates brought their own brand of warmth and enthusiasm to a chilly ANU campus in June.
DPA Graduation

Congratulations to DPA graduates!
DPA’s new HDR graduates in July 2024
Lucy Skelton
68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, New York

Reflections on CSW68: A Journey Towards Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
ANU undergrad student Lucy Skelton heads to New York
  • Women’s leadership and political participation
Ritsumeikan University
Ritsumeikan University

Teaching in Japan: A mutually beneficial experience
Rochelle Bailey reflects on spending a semester teaching at Ritsumeikan University in Japan.