Past events
State of the Pacific 2018
Department of Pacific Affairs’ biennial State of the Pacific (SOTP) conference will take place from 10-12 September 2018 at the Australian National University in Canberra. A Pacific Research...
Strengthening democracy in the Asia Pacific: dispatches from the ballot box
This seminar, hosted by the Deputy Australian Electoral Commissioner, Jeff Pope APM, and the ANU’s Department of Pacific Affairs, will address a range of issues concerning electoral administration...
Book launch seminar: Resource Extraction and Contentious States: Mining and the Politics of Scale in the Pacific Islands
Addressing the strong association in Melanesia between extractive resource industries and a spectrum of violence ranging from interpersonal to collective forms, this book questions whether islands...
Bougainville, Solomon Islands and the Limits and Possibilities of Transitional Justice
This seminar synthesises the major findings from David’s PhD project on the contribution of schooling to the transitional justice processes of Bougainville and Solomon Islands. The Asia-Pacific...
French colonialism and “shared sovereignty” in the Pacific
New Caledonia and French Polynesia joined the Pacific Islands Forum as full members in 2016, and Wallis and Futuna is currently seeking to upgrade its membership from observer status. The presence...
Solomon Islands and Australia: Where to from here? Public address by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon Rick Houenipwela
As part of an official bilateral visit to Australia, the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon Rick Houenipwela, will deliver a speech at the Australian National University. The Prime...
Conflicts over Money: Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Risk of Violence in Melanesia
It is often believed that improving opportunities for women to earn income would result in improved status for them particularly in relation to men, the theory being that having an income or an...
The UN in the Pacific: Supporting Pacific Island Countries to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Pacific Strategy (UNPS) 2018-2022 is a five year strategic framework that outlines the collective response of the UN system to the development priorities in 14 Pacific Island...
Negotiating What It Means to be a “Good” Man in Contemporary Papua New Guinea
The figure of the “good man” or “real man” is a common trope in Papua New Guinean and international campaigns to address HIV and AIDS, and violence against women. This figure is imagined as a...
Understanding Local Landowner Companies Associated with the Ok Tedi Mine, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Anita’s doctoral research aims to better understand the factors that determine the success and sustainability of local business development associated with extractive resource industry. These...
