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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 13d

On 23–24 Sept, DPA ran its third Understanding the Pacific course for DFAT staff in 2025 🌏

Participants explored Pacific history, diversity & key issues—climate, gender, development, China & Australia’s role.

#Pacific #climatechange #gender #development

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 14d

📢 DPA Seminar
Factors in Employment Policy in Solomon Islands & Vanuatu

Stephen Close shares PhD findings on how politics shapes overseas scholarships & labour mobility in two Pacific nations.

Register: shorturl.at/TofYk

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Factors in Employment Policy in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Get tickets on Humanitix - Factors in Employment Policy in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu hosted by Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU. Coombs Building, Seminar Room D and Online. Tuesday 30th September ...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 21d

#PNG celebrated 50 years of independence with the PNG: 50 for 50 Symposium at ANU—reflecting on the past & imagining the next 50.

Dive into the highlights here: shorturl.at/ogIwr

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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · 22d

“What we would like to see are whole-of-electoral-cycle initiatives that promote equal citizenship with a focus on disability,” says Ellenah Kelly and Kerryn Baker from our @anudpa.bsky.social.

Read here: devpolicy.org/addressing-d...

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Addressing disability inequality on polling day is just the beginning - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

Disability equity in election processes is not just about voter participation but about equal citizenship throughout the electoral cycle, say Ellenah Kelly and Kerryn Baker.

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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · 22d

"In many respects it is a unique relationship [between ANU & UPNG] — a relationship between two national universities that is also, by extension, a relationship between two nations," says Sinclair Dinnen of @anudpa.bsky.social.

Read here: devpolicy.org/the-historic...

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The historical ANU-UPNG relationship - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

The story of the relationship between the two national universities is also the story of the relationship between two nations, says Sinclair Dinnen.

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 27d

📚 To mark #PNG50, a landmark new book has arrived.
Nearly 30 stories—authored by Papua New Guineans—spotlight teachers, academics, church leaders, and community figures who helped shape the nation since 1975.

Read more here: shorturl.at/fzfGq

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 28d

#PNG at 50!
This symposium asks: what lessons from the past will shape the next 50 years? Hear from diplomats, leaders, and academics as they confront challenges and chart a path toward PNG’s centenary.

#PNG50 #Pacific

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Sep 3

#PNG faces barriers to #women’s participation in politics & labour mobility. Join us for a seminar exploring how #migration, #politics & #gender intersect.

📢Speakers: Geejay Milli, Natasha Turia & Dr Mercy Masta
🔗 Info here: shorturl.at/pA8b7

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Gendered Experiences and Challenges in Political Participation and Labour Mobility in Papua New Guinea

Get tickets on Humanitix - Gendered Experiences and Challenges in Political Participation and Labour Mobility in Papua New Guinea hosted by Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU. Coombs Building, Seminar...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 29

From #Semey to the #MarshallIslands, #nuclear testing left enduring scars across Oceania & Central Asia. Civil society is leading the call for #justice.

👉Read the publication here: shorturl.at/BD3hE

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 28

ANU & NUV students explored resilience and policy in #Vanuatu 🇻🇺 — learning from local leaders, building friendships & deepening #Pacific solidarity. 🌏

Read more ➡️ shorturl.at/WsbkL

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ANU Students Explore Resilience, Policy, and Pacific Solidarity in Vanuatu | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

ANU and NUV students joined a month-long course in Vanuatu, exploring resilience, policy, and Pacific solidarity through shared learning, local engagement, and climate-focused discussions.

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The Lowy Institute @lowyinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 28

“Stablecoins are becoming more tightly regulated and, as a result, more credible as digital dollars abroad,” writes Monique Taylor in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australia-s-stablecoin-opportunity-pacific

Australia’s stablecoin opportunity in the Pacific

Digital dollar tokens could revolutionise regional remittances, but only if Canberra helps shape a regulatory framework to dodge the scams.

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 27

🔎 How do #women in the #Pacific perceive risks of #crime—both physical and online—and what strategies do they use to stay safe?

A new DPA In Brief shares insights from a pilot study across five Pacific countries.

👉 Read more: shorturl.at/L1Be6

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join PhD candidate Romitesh Kant (DPA, ANU) as he explores how #masculinities shape #leadership, legitimacy & #power in #Fiji’s politics.

🗓️ Wed, 27 Aug, 10:30am - 12pm AEST
📍 shorturl.at/TQuWi

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Engendering Power, Performing Authority: Masculinities, Party Politics, and Power in Fiji

Get tickets on Humanitix - Engendering Power, Performing Authority: Masculinities, Party Politics, and Power in Fiji hosted by Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU. Coombs Building, Seminar Room C and O...

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Henryk Szadziewski @henrykszad.bsky.social · Aug 19

Grateful to @anudpa.bsky.social for publishing my In Brief on how nuclear programs by the US, UK, France & USSR scarred both Oceania & Central Asia—linking the regions in shared struggles for justice & healing.

Read: openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/entities/pub...

Mirroring Our Struggles: Nuclear Legacies in Oceania and Central Asia

Semey, in eastern Kazakhstan, is approximately 2,800 kilometres from the nearest ocean. It sits on the West Siberian Plain, and the temperatures in January average around −15 degrees Celsius. Downstre...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join PhD candidate Romitesh Kant (DPA, ANU) as he explores how #masculinities shape #leadership, legitimacy & #power in #Fiji’s politics.

🗓️ Wed, 27 Aug, 10:30am - 12pm AEST
📍 shorturl.at/TQuWi

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Engendering Power, Performing Authority: Masculinities, Party Politics, and Power in Fiji

Get tickets on Humanitix - Engendering Power, Performing Authority: Masculinities, Party Politics, and Power in Fiji hosted by Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU. Coombs Building, Seminar Room C and O...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 13

Democracy in the #Pacific is vibrant but faces challenges. A new report from DPA & International IDEA explores #Fiji, #PNG, #SolomonIslands and #Vanuatu — offering 3 strategies to strengthen global understanding of #democracy.

Read more: shorturl.at/OLqH3

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Assessing the State of Democracy in the Pacific: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Democracy in the Pacific Island Countries

There is clear support for democracy in the Pacific Islands region, but also reasons to be concerned about its contemporary practice. The complexity of Pacific democracy is rarely captured in global d...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 5

ANU & NUV students explored #resilience and #policy in #Vanuatu 🇻🇺 — learning from local leaders, building friendships & deepening #Pacific solidarity. 🌏

Read more ➡️ shorturl.at/WsbkL

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ANU Students Explore Resilience, Policy, and Pacific Solidarity in Vanuatu | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

ANU and NUV students joined a month-long course in Vanuatu, exploring resilience, policy, and Pacific solidarity through shared learning, local engagement, and climate-focused discussions.

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 1

“It was incredibly valuable to have time away from day‑to‑day work to think deeply and engage with content that is directly relevant to our work.”

DFAT staff share their reflections on DPA’s Understanding the #Pacific course.

➡ Read more: shorturl.at/OCUMa

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Aug 1

This week, DFAT staff joined our two‑day Understanding the #Pacific course at ANU. From #climate change to regional #diplomacy, participants explored key challenges shaping Australia’s engagement in the Pacific. 🌏

Hear more from participants: shorturl.at/OCUMa

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Jul 7

Explore the latest insights on #Pacific affairs — check out DPA’s fresh line-up of #publications for Semester 1, 2025!

🔎 Access the articles here: bellschool.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

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DPA Publications - Q2 2025 | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

A summary of DPA publications published in the second quarter of 2025.

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Jul 7

Curious about the big ideas shaping our region? Discover the thought-provoking seminars hosted by DPA in Semester 1, 2025 — now live on YouTube!

📺 Watch them here: bellschool.anu.edu.au/content-cent...

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DPA Seminars - S1 2025 | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

A summary of DPA seminars in the first semester of 2025.

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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · Jul 6

What’s at stake in Australia’s #COP31 bid?

Salā Dr George Carter speaks to ABC about why Pacific leadership on climate diplomacy matters, and how Turkey’s challenge could reshape the outcome.

🎧: quicklink.anu.edu.au/zru8
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Australia's COP bid in question after diplomatic challenge from Turkey - ABC Pacific

A diplomatic challenge from Turkey puts next year's COP talks in limbo, raising questions as to whether Australia's bid could be beaten out. Also, Fiji's former Attorney-General breaks silence over a ...

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · Jun 25

A step forward for women’s political inclusion in #PNG.

Aust. High Commissioner Ewen McDonald met the team behind IPIP – a new #PNGAusPartnership initiative led by ANU to support women’s leadership & participation in elections. #Inclusive #Leadership #Pacific

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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU @anubellschool.bsky.social · Jun 18

Romitesh Kant, PhD scholar from our @anudpa.bsky.social, speaks to ABC about Fijian politician Lynda Tabuya and how cyberbullying is weaponised to silence Pacific women in politics.
🎧: quicklink.anu.edu.au/0979

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Fijian politician Lynda Tabuya's private video and public dismissal - ABC Pacific

On Christmas Eve 2024 Lynda Tabuya found out a private video she had made for her husband was circulating on social media. She was soon dismissed from her cabinet role in Fiji's government.

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