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International Graeme Smith 16 October 2017 Exaggerated fears about China’s intentions reflect a misunderstanding of what’s happening in the region
International Nic Maclellan 27 September 2017 North Korea’s threat to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean echoes the US nuclear missile tests of the early 1960s. As this extract from Nic Maclellan’s new book… Essays & reportage Robbie Robertson 11 September 2017 Extract | Fiji’s tale of contemporary misadventure reveals the challenges of inheritance International Jon Fraenkel 6 July 2017 How should we judge the success of Australia’s mission to the Solomon Islands? International Nic Maclellan 14 June 2017 As non-nuclear states meet to negotiate a nuclear weapons ban treaty, Britain has withdrawn from the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice over nuclear…
International Nic Maclellan 27 March 2017 As governments begin negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, the Marshall Islands is still seeking justice for years of cold war testing
International Jon Fraenkel 13 December 2016 Elections across the Pacific this year largely defied the predictions of doomsayers International Nic Maclellan 13 October 2016 France’s Pacific dependencies, New Caledonia and French Polynesia, have joined the Pacific Islands Forum as full members. Has French colonialism become entrenched in the… National affairs Peter Mares 5 July 2016 Peter Mares reports on a truncated parliamentary inquiry that revealed the problem of having two very different schemes dealing with rural labour shortages International Jon Fraenkel 26 June 2016 Fiji’s PM says his government has introduced genuine democracy, lifted social equity, countered corruption and calmed ethnic divisions. Jon Fraenkel assesses the…
Correspondents Nic Maclellan 26 May 2016 The closure of Clive Palmer’s Yabulu nickel smelter affects workers – and the political system – in New Caledonia as well as Townsville, writes Nic Maclellan
Books & arts Graeme Smith 18 September 2015 Books | Graeme Smith compares Howard French’s vivid account of China in Africa with his own research among Chinese migrants in the Pacific International Nic Maclellan 28 August 2015 With the Pacific Islands Forum meeting soon in Port Moresby, many island leaders are expressing frustration at Australia’s climate policies, writes Nic Maclellan National affairs Nic Maclellan 23 April 2015 More French soldiers died at Gallipoli than Australians, writes Nic Maclellan, and many of the allied troops were African and Indian International Nic Maclellan 19 March 2015 The devastation in Vanuatu underlines the importance of building community resilience before natural disasters, writes Nic Maclellan. Meanwhile, Australia is cutting its…
International Nic Maclellan 9 September 2014 Tony Abbott intervened in Scotland’s referendum debate last month, worried about the threat to the Anglosphere. But independence is on the cards closer to home, writes …
International Nic Maclellan 22 July 2014 The ABC’s international broadcasting to the Pacific islands is being devastated by the latest round of staffing cuts International Kerry Brown 19 May 2014 China’s regional muscle-flexing reflects its feeling that it faces significant geographical and symbolic constraints, writes Kerry Brown International Nic Maclellan 25 February 2014 Six decades after the United States conducted its most powerful nuclear test in the Marshall Islands, governments are once again debating the humanitarian impact of nuclear… 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
International Nic Maclellan 27 August 2013 As Pacific leaders gather this week in the Marshall Islands, the United States continues to delay ratification of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty. Using previously…
International Nic Maclellan 31 May 2013 French Polynesia’s historic resolution at the United Nations was clinched by years of campaigning and back-room diplomacy by this French dependency, reports Nic Maclellan National affairs Danielle Cave 27 September 2012 Starved of funds, Australia’s foreign affairs department has spread itself far too thinly since Kevin Rudd launched the bid, writes Danielle Cave National affairs Savitri Taylor 5 September 2012 Savitri Taylor takes a close look at the asylum seeker agreements between Australia and Nauru and PNG International Nic Maclellan 27 August 2012 Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan
National affairs Nic Maclellan 4 December 2011 At the global climate negotiations in Durban, some island nations are discussing climate displacement. Nic Maclellan looks at the response from one Pacific government
Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker Correspondents Norm Kelly 7 July 2010 New Zealand’s new emissions trading scheme is far from ideal, but at least it’s a first step, writes Norm Kelly International Norm Kelly 29 October 2009 Taito Phillip Field’s jailing on corruption charges highlights the need for a more transparent process of ministerial discretion, writes Norm Kelly International Jon Fraenkel 7 October 2009 Fiji confirms the lesson of history: military officers aren’t very good at managing the affairs of state, writes Jon Fraenkel