by Richard Sanders, Staff Writer Refugee advocates and scholars are commenting on Australia’s recent actions in the Pacific geopolitical landscape. Canberra plans to invest AU$100 million over the next five years in Nauru, a small atoll measuring 21 square kilometers, home to just over 12,000 residents. This location also hosts controversial offshore detention centers that…
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Bougainville needs to be economically strong to support its bid for independence, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says. He told the PNG Investment Week Conference in Sydney this week that the internal revenue supporting Bougainville’s recurrent and development budgets is only at seven percent and needs to be…
Tusi Tala, Staff Writer A new publication by Ta’iao Dr. Matiu Tautunu, the Director of Samoan Studies at the National University of Samoa, provides important insights into traditional Samoan culture and language. Inspired by the university’s “Samoa Fa’asoa” broadcast series during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, “Samoa Fa’asoa Lōmiga 1” is the inaugural volume of…