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In conversation with Sir Mekere Morauta
Tess Newton Cain meet up with Sir Mekere Morauta whilst he was in Port Vila recently. You can listen to the podcast of their conversation here and read the full transcript here.
"The main topic of conversation was the ongoing review of the Pacific Plan – Sir Mekere is the eminent person leading the review team. The team was in Vanuatu to undertake consultations with government, civil society and academics as to how the Pacific Plan should be reformed..." [read more].
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum, PNG
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PNG slowdown pushing regional growth lower in the Pacific
"In the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, released yesterday (March 26), the ADB forecasts that the average rate of growth in its 14 developing member countries in the Pacific region will fall to 5.2%, as earlier gains from major foreign investments and public infrastructure projects fade. The performance of the region’s larger natural resource exporting economies (Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Timor-Leste) continues to drive the economic outlook, with these two economies comprising about two-thirds of the weight in the regional growth average..." [read more].
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Kiribati, Melanesia, Micronesia, Nauru, Pacific, Palau, PNG, Polynesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu
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Pacific Buzz (March 27): MSG’s growing strength | Polynesian pain | PNG moves on Ok Tedi | Fiji army consolidates power
A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Pacific, PNG, Vanuatu
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Pacific Buzz (March 13): PNG elections criticised | Fiji Wrap | Border dispute | Mining veto | More
A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Pacific, PNG, Solomon Islands
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Pacific Buzz (Feb. 13): Solomon Is recover | PNG seeks stability | Funding cuts | More
A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Pacific, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga
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The economic costs of non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Islands
"There are three main messages contained in the recently released World Bank report ‘The economic costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands: a rapid stocktake of the situation in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu‘ (available here [PDF]) (the report did not include analysis of Papua New Guinea)..." [read more].
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, AusAID, News
Tagged Fiji, Melanesia, Micronesia, Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
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Pacific predictions 2013 – Fiji falters, and more
In January last year, Tess Newton Cain posted her predictions for Pacific politics, economics, and regionalism in 2012. Her latest post to Devpolicy.org suggests the big ticket issues in the region in 2013.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Melanesia, Micronesia, Pacific, PNG, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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What constitutes donor dependence? Health financing in the Pacific
Sustainable health financing in the Pacific is a new working paper from the University of Sydney, Burnet Institute and Fiji National University’s Centre for Health Information, Policy and Systems Research. A recent post to Devpolicy.org by Joel Negin (one of the main authors of the report) reviews this report and underlying assumptions about donor dependence in the health sector.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Micronesia, Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga
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Pacific Buzz (December 19): 2012 in review
"The final edition of the Pacific Buzz for 2012 (our 25th for the year) is now online. Pacific Buzz will return on January 30, 2013. We wish all our readers a happy Christmas and New Year, and extend our thoughts to those in Samoa and Fiji affected by Cyclone Evan."
Development in the Pacific islands: what can we learn from experience?
"On 6-8 November 2012 at USP, Suva, twenty-five men and four women... all senior practitioners or analysts of social and economic development in Pacific island countries (PICs) and two-thirds of them Pacific islanders by descent, met by invitation in a What We Can Learn project symposium to consider and debate what they had learned..." [read more].
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy, News
Tagged Fiji, Melanesia, Micronesia, Pacific, Pacific Islands, Polynesia
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Pacific and Caribbean integration: between a rock and a hard place?
A new post to the Devpolicy blog based on Bob Warner’s recently published Development Policy Discussion Paper, Caribbean integration – lessons for the Pacific.
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Tagged ACP, Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum
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PNG 37 years after Independence: the question of leadership
"PNG’s founding fathers searched ... the oracles of our ancestors and in the chronicles of the established nations to determine a way forward for the nation ... They wanted the citizens of PNG to be ... proud and patriotic in their national identity, environmentally conscious and independent, respectful, appreciative and to adopt PNG ways and incorporate them into modern ways... 37 years on, how has the nation of PNG developed in light of the vision of her founding fathers?" [read more]
A brighter future for the Pacific: an interview with ADB Vice-President Stephen Groff (Part II)
"I agree ... that increased international attention on the Pacific can have negative effects. But I also think it can be positive. I mean, the more attention on the Pacific, the more there will be expectations of better governance practices, including greater transparency. The negative aspect might be increased donor competition and poor practice.." [read more].
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Tagged China, Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum
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Tonga: averting a bleak economic future?
A summary of the presentation by Siosi C. Mafi, Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga to the 2012 Pacific Update (powerpoint slides and video also available).
Poor political governance in Solomon Islands – what can donors do?
The final post by Terence Wood to the Devpolicy.org blog in a three-part series that considers the significance of culture and rational actor theory in explaining problems of poor governance in Solomon Islands.
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Tagged Melanesia, Pacific, Solomon Islands
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Poor political governance in Solomon Islands – what use rational choice explanations?
The second of three posts by Terence Wood to the Devpolicy.org blog that consider the significance of culture and rational actor theory in explaining problems of poor governance in Solomon Islands.
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Tagged Melanesia, Pacific, Solomon Islands
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Review – Interpreting Corruption: Culture and Politics in the Pacific Islands
"Peter Larmour’s recent release through University of Hawai’i Press, Interpreting Corruption: Culture and Politics in the Pacific Islands is an accessible work providing valuable insights into corruption and the cultural and political factors surrounding it..." [read more]. Poor political governance in Solomon Islands – is culture the cause?
The first of three posts by Terence Wood to the Devpolicy.org blog that consider the significance of culture and rational actor theory in explaining problems of poor governance in Solomon Islands.
Posted in (aggregator), ANU PI only, Devpolicy
Tagged Melanesia, Pacific, Solomon Islands
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Paper presented by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Defence on the 2013 Defence White Paper
On Thursday 9 August 2012, the Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith MP, delivered a speech at the Lowy Institute on how the Australian Government is addressing defence challenges ahead in the next Defence White Paper [read a transcript of this speech].
What future for the seasonal worker program? A conference report
A conference to launch the Australian Government’s Seasonal Worker Program was held in Sydney on 1-3 August 2012. It attracted a large number of participants from the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Also present were industry association representatives... [read more]. Education Buzz (Aug 3): a new education in development collaboration
"A successful Education Effectiveness and Collaboration Forum was held at the Australian National University on 13 March this year, co-hosted by the Development Policy Centre, Save the Children Fund and AusAID. Discussions at the Forum led to the idea of establishing a network of people involved in the education sector of international development assistance. It has been agreed to begin by encouraging contributions about education to the Development Policy Blog and initiate a monthly Education Buzz – of which this is the first...." [read more].
Can social media transform PNG? Reflections and questions
...there just over 100,000 registered facebook users in Papua New Guinea (PNG), most of whom are below the age of 35, and an increasing array of PNG related websites. The explosion in the use of social media by Papua New Guineans is changing the way that they are engaging in politics, business and social activities on the home front. It is also changing the way that the international community is engaging with Papua New Guinea (PNG)... [read more].
Pasifika mural (at ANU) – come paint with us!
Where? i-Block (Old admin block b/t Law and Menzies Library )
When? All day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (30, 31 July and 1 August, 2012)
What to bring? Paints and brushes provided. BYO snacks and smocks!
This week, as part of our Pacific Studies Artist in Residence program, indigenous Hawaiian artist Carl Pao will be leading the creation of a mural reflecting ideas from Pasifika Australia students. The mural has been approved by the ANU Public Artworks Committee and will be mounted on the side of the Farea Pasifika office near the Baldessin Precinct Building. Pacific Studies and the ARC Laureate project Engendering Persons, Transforming Things in CHL would like to invite students and staff to participate in painting with Carl and Pasifika Australia students.