Past events
Speaking Suffering: A Post-Colonial Analysis of Why the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission Failed to ‘Touch the Heart of the People’
Between 2008 and 2012, the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) collected the testimonies of individuals who had suffered, or taken part in, acts of violence during the period...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Anticipating the first Solomon Islands elections since RAMSI
Solomon Islands will hold national elections on 3 April 2019; the first since the departure of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in June 2017.
In the lead up to...
Towards a Referendum on the Independence of Bougainville?
The constitution of Papua New Guinea reflects the provisions of the Bougainville Peace Agreement by providing that a referendum for Bougainvilleans on the future political status of Bougainville...
Symposium: The China Alternative - Changing Regional Order in the Pacific
China’s assertive presence in Oceania has provided alternative opportunities for Pacific Island governments, is welcomed with cautious optimism by observers, and has raised concerns, especially...
Online Advisory Session
Join us online for a Facebook chat with ANU staff representatives regarding your future study options and questions about ANU.
In this Online Advisory session for prospective ANU students...
Melbourne Advisory Day
At the Melbourne Advisory day you will have one-on-one access to advisors, as well as representatives from our academic Colleges. We will be there to answer your questions, no matter how general...
Sydney Advisory Day 2018
At the Sydney Advisory day you will have one-on-one access to advisors, as well as representatives from our academic Colleges. We will be there to answer your questions, no matter how general or...
Canberra Advisory Day 2018
At the Canberra Advisory day you will have one-on-one access to advisors, as well as representatives from our academic Colleges. We will be there to answer your questions, no matter how general or...
Digesting the New Caledonia Referendum Result: Process, Outcome and Implications
With 56.4 per cent of New Caledonians voting to remain a part of France and 43.6 per cent voting for full independence, the long-awaited referendum was much closer than many expected.
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Book Launch: Transforming Hawai’i: Balancing Coercion and Consent in Eighteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Statecraft by Paul D’Arcy
This study examines the role of coercion in the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by Kamehameha I between 1782 and 1812 at a time of increasing European contact. Three interrelated themes in...
