Essays & reportage
18 September 2020
Eighty years after helping defend New Caledonia against Japan, Australia is mobilising to counter another rising Asian power
International
11 September 2020
As the Pacific nation heads for a fresh independence referendum in October, many loyalists are clinging to the flag of the French Republic
Books & arts
6 August 2020
Books | Three intersecting figures illuminate an age that is still with us
International
27 July 2020
As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings approaches, the legacy of cold war–era French nuclear testing is still in dispute
International
11 June 2020
Pacific islanders are responding to disruptions to food security with cultural solidarity and new technology
International
6 May 2020
As Pacific island nations reel from Cyclone Harold and the coronavirus, US–China tensions are complicating the path to recovery
Essays & reportage
1 May 2020
Reappraisals and re-enactments have shaped public memory, but our understanding of James Cook’s life and impact continues to evolve
International
24 April 2020
Coming on top of recent volcanic activity, Cyclone Harold and Covid-19 are a dual challenge for the island nation
International
8 April 2020
The US military’s decision to move thousands of sailors from the stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt onto Guam has angered indigenous Chamoru people
International
25 March 2020
Pacific islands are building on knowledge gained in previous crises, but enormous challenges lie ahead
Books & arts
23 March 2020
Books | How the Asia-Pacific became the Indo-Pacific, with a brief stop-off in the Asian century
Books & arts
10 February 2020
Can Australia embrace a regional identity?
Correspondents
7 February 2020
In the South Pacific, France is the likely beneficiary of Brexit
Correspondents
30 January 2020
The devastating bushfires are adding to the pressure for Scott Morrison to cooperate with Australia’s Pacific neighbours
Rejoinder
14 November 2019
The author responds to Robbie Robertson’s recent review of his book, Rising Tide
Books & arts
1 November 2019
An anecdotal journey doesn’t always do justice to the complexity of the region
Correspondents
7 October 2019
As Indonesia tightens its grip on West Papua, Pacific nations are pushing for a negotiated solution
Correspondents
10 May 2019
The legacy of assassinated Kanak independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou still drives the movement for independence in the French Pacific dependency
Books & arts
15 April 2019
Books | A former diplomat tells the story of the “talented cross-section” of Fiji’s youth who enlisted in the British Army in 1962
International
15 March 2019
Pacific islands are navigating their own route between big-power plans
Correspondents
26 October 2018
With New Caledonia’s self-determination vote looming, our correspondent visits the scene of a turning point in the independence struggle
Essays & reportage
17 October 2018
Hard news and a free media are essential for Australian foreign policy — and that means we need a new, dedicated broadcasting organisation
Correspondents
24 September 2018
Nauru’s government tried to restrict journalists covering this month’s Pacific Islands Forum, but only highlighted the desperate state of refugees living on the island, and…
Essays & reportage
14 June 2018
Have we lost sight of who Captain Cook really was?
International
18 April 2018
This month’s CHOGM coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of a multi-megaton British nuclear test in the Pacific, covertly supported by Australia and other Commonwealth members
National affairs
13 April 2018
And the truth about China’s intentions probably lies somewhere between
International
29 March 2018
Chinese blockbuster Operation Red Sea features the People’s Liberation Army evacuating civilians from a Third World danger zone. Australian defence analysts are worried…
National affairs
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
Correspondents
11 December 2017
With a referendum on self-determination due in a year’s time, young Kanaks are debating their future
International
16 October 2017
Exaggerated fears about China’s intentions reflect a misunderstanding of what’s happening in the region