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Books & arts Gordon Peake 29 May 2026 A former World Bank economist takes aim at the West’s “civilising mission”
Essays & reportage Gordon Peake 14 September 2024 Our correspondent reacquaints himself with the PNG capital, a place getting a lot more attention these days International Nic Maclellan 25 March 2020 Pacific islands are building on knowledge gained in previous crises, but enormous challenges lie ahead National affairs Mike Steketee 1 October 2018 If altruism won’t motivate Australia to increase spending on eradicating tuberculosis, how about self-interest? National affairs Graeme Smith 18 January 2018 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Maurice Newman share a deep suspicion of China’s intentions in the Pacific. But the reality doesn’t match their claims
International Jon Fraenkel 6 July 2017 How should we judge the success of Australia’s mission to the Solomon Islands?
Essays & reportage Tom Bamforth 26 March 2014 In 2007, Tom Bamforth left post-earthquake Pakistan for a different crisis, the war in Darfur. As he describes in his new book, a whole culture was being lost through… International Nic Maclellan 22 November 2013 Australia’s performance at CHOGM and in Warsaw this month will accelerate the decline of its influence in the Pacific, writes Nic Maclellan Books & arts Tom Bamforth 18 February 2013 A new book explores why wars can continue well beyond the point where they seem to have served any purpose, writes Tom Bamforth National affairs Michael Cornish 20 July 2011 Michael Cornish assesses the report of the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness
Essays & reportage Jasmina Kijevcanin 15 June 2011 Jasmina Kijevcanin recalls more than a year spent as a humanitarian worker in the North Caucasus