Stronger together

Australia should develop and clearly communicate a broadened strategic reliance on its Indo-Pacific partners to signal its resolve to defend the region against China.

Boosting Pacific cyber capacity

Australia has made a long-term commitment to developing cybersecurity capabilities across the Pacific Islands region.

Pacific forum hack highlights security fears

The public revelation that the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat was hacked by a foreign group has exposed significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the region.

Sports diplomacy

Sports diplomacy can be a potent weapon in the Pacific to improve ties with democratic nations and resits China’s coercive grasp for political power and social influence.

Building a Pacific electricity grid

Internationally integrated renewable energy grids could prevent the loss of Pacific wealth to foreign diesel suppliers, stimulate economic activity, and promote PIC unity and cooperation across the vast oceans between them.

PNG’s people miss out on the boom

PNG is wracked by social disorder and political crisis, not least because its fast growing population have secured little benefit from the resources boom which has enriched foreign firms and countries at the expense of its once pristine environment.

Convincing the Pacific on fossil fuels

Long a regional laggard on climate action, Australia must convince Pacific leaders it’s serious about moving away from fossil fuels.

Closing the Pacific’s gender gap

Closing the gender gap in the Pacific Islands is an ambitious task, but there are concrete, practical steps that can be taken to accelerate progress.

Bank on the Pacific

Bendigo Bank, Westpac and ANZ are the latest Australian banks to begin their exit from the Pacific Islands, opening the door to Chinese competitors.

Empowering Pacific women

The plight of women in the Pacific is well documented but a recent conference in the Pacific has made important forward strides.

PNG for the ADF?

The $600 million that Canberra plans to spend on establishing a team from PNG in the Australian Rugby League competition would be far better spent on ADF recruitment in the country.

Beanz meanz Bougainville

PNG tends to be in the news for gang violence, murder and political turmoil, but there is one success story in the autonomous region of in Bougainville.