Inside Story

Essays & reportage The general’s goose Robbie Robertson 11 September 2017 Extract | Fiji’s tale of contemporary misadventure reveals the challenges of inheritance International Bringing the politics back in Jon Fraenkel 6 July 2017 How should we judge the success of Australia’s mission to the Solomon Islands? International Britain’s uneasy relationship with international weapons law Nic Maclellan 14 June 2017 As non-nuclear states meet to negotiate a nuclear weapons ban treaty, Britain has withdrawn from the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice over nuclear… International Back to Bikini, forward to disarmament Nic Maclellan 27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 How to annoy the neighbours 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 Gallipoli and forgetting 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 Preparing for cyclones Reuben, Solo, Tuni, Ula… and beyond 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 Old Caledonia and New Caledonia 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 …

National affairs Why Australia’s Security Council bid was a mistake 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 The devil’s in the detail Savitri Taylor 5 September 2012 Savitri Taylor takes a close look at the asylum seeker agreements between Australia and Nauru and PNG International South Sea Islanders unite in Australia 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 Kiribati’s policy for “migration with dignity” 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