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Free trade has yet to become a topic of daily conversation for people in the Pacific but it certainly figures large in the political arena where Pacific leaders have been [...]
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In our globalised world, it is becoming easier to cross borders but many nations, including Australia, maintain exclusive policies that prevent migrants from participating fully in [...]
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Fiji is a developing island nation and the majority of the population live in rural areas of the two main islands. According to a Fiji Bureau of Statistics report in [...]
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When my parents moved to Australia with me as a screaming baby in tow, the situation in Sudan was dire, true, but it was much more an economic [...]
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“You cannot drive change into a community and unload it off the back of a truck. That is the lesson of the Intervention.” —Northern Territory Emergency Response [...]
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The questions of women in the workforce and how that affects society's fabric have been posed since the early days of the feminist movement. The question of what [...]
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During a recent internship, I interviewed a female CEO for International Women's Day. She said the glass ceiling in Australia has not shattered, but there are a few [...]
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The transition from subsistence to a cash economy is pushing Melanesian women into the workforce. The issue is not just about what is gained and what is lost but [...]
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Governance isn't the only thing that is being taken into the hands of civil society. In Australia, the entire premise of the market system is also being reworked. [...]
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From Syria to Tunisia to Scotland, people seem to be taking political processes into their own hands. Are we shifting from a heavy reliance on those who once [...]
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In a country like Papua New Guinea (PNG), you don’t expect much from the government. If you do, you will be disappointed. You see, there is a problem when colonisation and Western [...]
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It was pretty delightful, the time we spent together was indescribable. Mr Welfare had really committed, promised me that he was there to support me describing himself as [...]
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Since the first Gold Rush 160 years ago, Australian history has been tainted by a conflict between mining and indigenous land rights. Aboriginal communities have long been [...]
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Known as the unofficial anthem of Australia, 'Waltzing Matilda' is a song we learn from a young age. The title gives the impression of a woman named [...]
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I’m a “Gen Y-er.” At the age of 30, I just fit in to the classification. Over the past several decades, work culture has changed significantly in Australia, [...]
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Are Australian undergraduates looking forward to getting employed when they graduate, or are they concerned about prospects in Australia? "Go to university," they said. "It'll be fun," [...]
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When we talk about healthcare in Solomon Islands, it’s back to the very basics. It’s more basic than doctors, hospitals or access to medical supplies. My visit to a coastal village in [...]
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Initially, the thought of large-scale mining in Australia saddens me, imagining the inevitable scar it will leave on the landscape. Although I am not an indigenous Australian, I can imagine [...]
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The tremors of the world’s economic crisis are never fully resonated in Australia, a country with an advantageous tectonic and fiscal position. While us folk down under [...]
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Our world is more democratic than ever. Proving the post-Cold War mass democratization to be a historical rather than circumstantial development, the proliferation of democratic regimes has continued to the [...]
