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25.01.2022 Join us to hear from Dr John Murton, Special Envoy for COP 26 from the Government of the United Kingdom; Tosca Barucco, Special Envoy for COP 26 from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; and Prof Frank Jotzo, Director of the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy at Australian National University. The Honorable Julie Bishop, Chancellor of The Australian National University and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, will give an introductory address. This online event is being co-organised by the British High Commission in Australia, the Italian Embassy in Australia, and The Australian National University Climate Change Institute.

21.01.2022 Today the PSC was honoured to host a working lunch with Ambassadors and representatives of partner nations including the UK, US, France, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. It was opened by the ANU's Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt with discussions led by the PSC's Director Professor Meg Keen. The discussions revolved around closer listening to Pacific island priorities as well as the need for partner nations to better co-ordinate their assistance to island nations.

21.01.2022 "The Australia Pacific Security College, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Daniel K. Inouye K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies will host a three-part webinar series on maritime governance in the Pacific Islands." The first webinar of the series will take place on October 15. If you would like to participate please register below: https://apcss.zoomgov.com//vJIsceGtqTsoGvbrrdreOk0PeDqrOZn

19.01.2022 More discussion with PSC Communications Director Ben Bohane on Bougainville's mew President, Ishmael Toroama's role in Bougainville's road to independence. #BougainvilleIndependence

18.01.2022 "Each year, more than US $2 billion of foreign aid is invested in the Pacific Islands region, equivalent to roughly 8% of the region’s GDP. This aid comes in the form of thousands of projects from more than 60 donors. Information about these projects is often messy and opaque, with public information at the project level for all donors often being sparse, lacking in detail and difficult to access."

18.01.2022 Episode 3 of #PacificWayfinder is up! This week we are speaking with Blanche Yogomin Head of Travel Documents Bureau in Central Government Papua New Guinea, and Silipa Kubuobola First female Lieutenant of the Fijian military. Take a listen everywhere you listen to podcasts.

17.01.2022 As a follow up to our first #COVID19 Pacific trendlines just sending a reminder about our interactive tool to understand the Pacific in the age of coronavirus!

16.01.2022 PSC COVID-9 Trendlines: 1 PNG has surpassed 500 cases 2 Fiji PM urges leaders not to allow COVID-19 to overshadow the need for climate action 3 French Polynesia records 1000 cases, face masks mandatory... 4 Micronesian leaders prepare to meet in person Read this week's blog: https://www.policyforum.net/covid-19-the-pacific-response-/

15.01.2022 "Voter turnout is high in Papua New Guinea. In 2017, approximately 90 per cent of the estimated voting-age population cast a vote, despite PNG not having compulsory voting. This could be a sign that people in PNG are enthusiastic about participating in elections, or it could point to electoral problems."

12.01.2022 Happy 45th year of independence to Papua New Guinea! Independence Day celebrations roll on all over the country! Hepi independence dei! #png45

12.01.2022 This week, ANU's Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA), released a short film, speaking with five Papua New Guinean (PNG) researchers, who share their experiences, participating in a DPA-led research initiative assessing the efficacy of family protection orders (FPOs) in six locations in PNG.

10.01.2022 #Covid19 Trendlines 1. Papua New Guinea’s total COVID-19 cases continue to grow 2. Guam's cases have doubled in the past fortnight 3. French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Northern Marianas all record new cases... Our weekly update on covid-19 in the Pacific, by Hugh McClure

09.01.2022 A conversation held at the Griffith Asia Institute in Queensland with 4 young speakers from different Pacific diasporic communities in Australia #pacific #PacificYouth

08.01.2022 Ishmael Toroama has been declared Bougainville’s new President. The former BRA Commander, along with Sam Kaouna, brought much of the rank and file BRAs into the peace process in 1998 and has remained committed to the peace process since. Last year he was part of a major reconciliation ceremony between the BRA, BRF and PNGDF. He may have been voted in as an insurance policy by Bougainvilleans who voted overwhelmingly (98%) for independence in last year’s referendum. He will be... a tough negotiator, keen to have the vote ratified in PNG soon and deliver on Bougainville’s desire for political and economic independence. Ben Bohane interviewed him on the morning polling opened in Arawa for the referendum in November 2019, where he was the first to cast his ballot. #Bougainville #BougainvilleReferendum #Independence #IshmaelToroama

07.01.2022 PSC's Communications Director Ben Bohane #TokPisin interview with ABC Radio in Papua New Guinea Take a listen below!

07.01.2022 Dr Amanda Watson of ANU's Department of Pacific Affairs, looking at mobile phone registration in Papua New Guinea.

07.01.2022 "Her win has been hailed as a break through, and puts her at the helm of a constituency that's home to the Panguna Mine, a billion dollar copper and gold mine that was the epicentre of a decade long civil war but is also viewed by many as key to funding the region's independence move."

06.01.2022 PSC COVID-19 Pacific Response Trendlines: 1. PNG PM Marape has signalled that he hoped to relax the country's border restrictions as early as October. 2. New research highlights that female employment has been disproportionately harmed by COVID-19 restrictions 3. The first repatriation flight since cases re-emerged in NZ has landed in Samoa. ... https://www.policyforum.net/covid-19-the-pacific-response-/

04.01.2022 In the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age today, PSC's Dr Henry Ivarature and Hugh McClure detail the central and successful role that border closures have played in safeguarding Pacific communities from the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.smh.com.au//only-12-countries-are-free-of-covi

04.01.2022 https://www.thewire.org.au//international-relations-reboo/

02.01.2022 "Under the Fiji Constitution, every child has the right to be protected from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, any form of violence, inhumane treatment and punishment, and hazardous or exploitative labour."

01.01.2022 For those who weren't able to join this webinar that PSC Director Meg Keen with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative last Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36Jgxt-RGQ

01.01.2022 "Is urbanisation at risk in the Pacific? In our final Meet the authors seminar, UNSW’s Professor David Sanderson will reflect upon resilience in Pacific towns and cities and the social dimensions of change with Professor Meg Keen (ANU) and Associate Professor Paul Jones (USYD)." Register for this seminar below!

01.01.2022 "Join us on Wednesday 7 October, the morning after the Federal Budget is delivered, as the Devpolicy team goes through the numbers to find out what the future holds for Australia’s aid engagement." https://crawford.anu.edu.au//175/2020-aid-budget-breakfast

01.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/PasifikaFest The Pasifika Film Fest is on now and running until 29 November. Tickets are available for over 40 films telling the stories of our region. ... Check out their page to find out more!