Past events
From Silos to Networks? The potential of PNG’s private sector industry to enhance public security
In response to concerns about the country’s internal security challenges and in line with global trends, Papua New Guinea’s private security industry has grown substantially over the past few...
State of the Pacific 2021– Domestic politics of climate change
Pacific activists across a broad range of sectors have worked hard to capture the attention of a global audience on the risks and challenges that climate change presents to the Pacific Islands...
Aotearoa in flux: Exploring the impact of national identity decolonisation on New Zealand–Pacific relations
Aotearoa New Zealand has experienced significant yet subtle change since the 1970s. Much of this change emerged from the Māori renaissance, the renewed cultural activism that challenged the...
From Promise to Practice? The Blue Economy and Sustainable Ocean Development in the Pacific
The blue economy has burst onto the global stage as the latest trend in ocean governance and management. Promoted as an agenda of sustainable ocean development, the blue economy promises to drive...
An examination of the local business development program at the Ok Tedi mine, Papua New Guinea
Resource companies in Papua New Guinea (PNG) aim to develop landowner companies capable of meeting governance and compliance requirements, being commercially viable and generating benefits beyond...
Border control: the COVID-19 pandemic in French Polynesia
There is growing attention to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Fiji, Papua New Guinea and other independent Pacific nations. But there has been little focus on French Polynesia, the country...
Examining how participation in Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program impacts care arrangements in Tongan households
Adopting a mixed method approach, this research examines disruptions to Tongan households that participate in Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). The objective of this study is to analyse...
Envisioning Pacific futures
NOTE: THIS IS NOW AN ONLINE EVENT
An oceanic engine-room? Leaders of a global island alliance? What could the Pacific of the future look like? Join five of DPA’s newest PhD scholars in this fast-...
Learning About Papua New Guinea and How it Works - Day 2
The Department of Pacific Affairs at the ANU is hosting an online conference honouring Emeritus Fellow Ron J. May’s contribution to research, writing and thinking about Papua New Guinea on 16...
Learning About Papua New Guinea and How it Works - Day 1
The Department of Pacific Affairs at the ANU is hosting an online conference honouring Emeritus Fellow Ron J. May’s contribution to research, writing and thinking about Papua New Guinea on 16...
