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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

Our academics regularly provide analysis, opinion and commentary in the media.

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Former defence force chief says US is no longer a reliable ally to Australia
Admiral (Retired) Chris Barrie speaks to the Daily Telegraph

Australia needs greater defence self-reliance, and extra funding
EmProf Paul Dibb and Richard Brabin-Smith write in The Strategist (ASPI)

A new grace period in PNG politics
Michael Kabuni writes in Development Policy Blog

Passports, prosperity and problems: Vanuatu’s CBI scheme in the media
Dr Henrietta McNeill and A/P Grant Walton write in Development Policy Blog

The teenagers who escaped ISIS slavery
Susan Hutchinson speaks to Triple Js Hack program

Foreign State-Sponsored Disinformation in the Pacific Islands
Dr Anouk Ride, Tessa Ballard and Dr Graeme Smith write in Australian Institute of International Affairs

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa shrugs off gendered attack, defeating second no-confidence vote
Prof Sonia Palmieri speaks to ABC Digital

As the US pivots, are Australia's alliances safe?
Prof John Blaxland speaks to Radio National Breakfast, ABC Australia

Upcoming events
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Thunderstorm in Bangkok, Thailand
Thu, 15 May 2025

Rules-based order? Southeast Asia in the age of the deal 

ANU Southeast Asia Regional Institutes Plenary 

Rules-based order? Southeast Asia in the age of the deal 
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News & stories
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DPA Roundtable

DPA meets a delegation led by PNG’s State Solicitor, Mr Daniel Rolpagarea
DPA hosted a high-level delegation from PNG on Monday 31st March. The delegation was led by PNG’s State Solicitor, Mr Daniel Rolpagarea, accompanied by senior officials from the OSS.
  • PNG
DPA Publications

DPA Publications - Q1 2025
A compilation of DPA publications for the first quarter of 2025.
  • Publications
Roundtable Fiji

DPA meets Australia’s new High Commissioner-designate to Fiji
DPA staff and students met Australia’s High Commissioner-designate to Fiji, Peter Roberts
  • Fiji
SI Roundtable

Roundtable Meeting with DPA and a Solomon Islands delegation
The Department of Pacific Affairs hosted a roundtable discussion today with a delegation of senior journalists and media officials from Solomon Islands.
  • #Solomon Islands
Dr Eve Warburton
Dr Eve Warburton

CAP researcher awarded prestigious fellowship for new research on critical mineral markets in Asia
Dr Eve Warburton was awarded a prestigious Westpac Research Fellowship to positively contribute to the future of Australia through her work in critical minerals research.
DPA Graduation

DPA Graduation Ceremony
Congratulations to all of our DPA graduates!
  • Graduation
Bachelor of International Security Studies and Bachelor of Arts student Lourdes Bernadette.
Bachelor of International Security Studies and Bachelor of Arts student Lourdes Bernadette.

Degree at CAP prepares student for Asia-Pacific career
Lourdes Bernadette is learning an Asian language, undertaking exchange in the Asia-Pacific region and networking with leading experts in their field preparing her for a career in the Asia Pacific.
Bachelor of Asian Studies and Bachelor of International Security Studies student Amandine Ong.
Bachelor of Asian Studies and Bachelor of International Security Studies student Amandine Ong.

Flexible double degree supports student to find passion for Asia Pacific
Discover how the flexibility of Amandine Ong's Flexible Double Degree allowed her to explore and deepen her interests in the Asia Pacific

Past events
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Fri, 28 Mar 2025

Protection: Approaches and Perspectives

In this public lecture the current Global Deputy Director of IRC's violence prevention and response program will reflect on the various approaches and challenges of protection work in displacement

Thu, 27 Mar 2025

Smuggling the Border in: rethinking the borderspace in a new cooperation landscape

The recent reconfiguration of international cooperation agreements derived from the suspension of US aid programs, coincided with the launch of a series of drastic anti-immigrant measures by the US
Thu, 27 Mar 2025

Compound exposure in the Pacific: how our solution to climate change could make things worse

Episode 18 of the Saving the World webinar series features Associate Professor Nick Bainton and Dr Éléonore Lèbre.
Wed, 26 Mar 2025

Pacific Institute Talanga Dialogue: with Professor Martins Paparinskis

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, this Roundtable will be combined with the ANU Law School Seminar at 12.30pm AEDT virtually. Please register to receive the joining link vi
Wed, 26 Mar 2025

Exhibition Opening: Towards Alternative Humanitarian Visuals?

We know that humanitarian images often foreground suffering.
Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Welcome to Kawthoolei: Rethinking Rebel Governance as Bricolage

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar: The role of the state

ANU Myanmar Research Centre Dialogue Series 2025

Timezone: 5.30–6.30pm AEDT, 1–2pm MMT, 8.30-9.30am CEST 
Mon, 24 Mar - Fri, 28 Mar 2025

Photographic Exhibition: Towards Alternative Humanitarian Visuals?

We know that humanitarian images often foreground suffering.
Watch event recordings on YouTube