Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)
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Leading international centre for research & analysis on the Pacific.
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The Pacific Research Colloquium has opened at NUS — the first time held outside Australia! 🌏📚
Co-hosted with ANU’s DPA and funded by DFAT, the PRC equips emerging Pacific researchers with skills for evidence-based policymaking.
#PacificResearch #Samoa @anubellschool.bsky.social
Co-hosted with ANU’s DPA and funded by DFAT, the PRC equips emerging Pacific researchers with skills for evidence-based policymaking.
#PacificResearch #Samoa @anubellschool.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Pacific Research Colloquium has opened at NUS — the first time held outside Australia! 🌏📚
Co-hosted with ANU’s DPA and funded by DFAT, the PRC equips emerging Pacific researchers with skills for evidence-based policymaking.
#PacificResearch #Samoa @anubellschool.bsky.social
Co-hosted with ANU’s DPA and funded by DFAT, the PRC equips emerging Pacific researchers with skills for evidence-based policymaking.
#PacificResearch #Samoa @anubellschool.bsky.social
🌏 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Port Moresby for the Pacific Research Program Networking Event!
A great evening of connection, collaboration & conversation on Pacific-led research.
#PacificResearch #PNG #PRP @anubellschool.bsky.social
A great evening of connection, collaboration & conversation on Pacific-led research.
#PacificResearch #PNG #PRP @anubellschool.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
🌏 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Port Moresby for the Pacific Research Program Networking Event!
A great evening of connection, collaboration & conversation on Pacific-led research.
#PacificResearch #PNG #PRP @anubellschool.bsky.social
A great evening of connection, collaboration & conversation on Pacific-led research.
#PacificResearch #PNG #PRP @anubellschool.bsky.social
📡 How effectively was the public informed when Samoa approved Starlink’s entry in 2025?
A new DPA In Brief explores media coverage & communication around this major policy shift.
🔗 Read here: shorturl.at/LmJ4m
#Pacific #Samoa #Starlink #Media
A new DPA In Brief explores media coverage & communication around this major policy shift.
🔗 Read here: shorturl.at/LmJ4m
#Pacific #Samoa #Starlink #Media
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
📡 How effectively was the public informed when Samoa approved Starlink’s entry in 2025?
A new DPA In Brief explores media coverage & communication around this major policy shift.
🔗 Read here: shorturl.at/LmJ4m
#Pacific #Samoa #Starlink #Media
A new DPA In Brief explores media coverage & communication around this major policy shift.
🔗 Read here: shorturl.at/LmJ4m
#Pacific #Samoa #Starlink #Media
Congratulations to Dr Sonia Palmieri on her new book, Gender Sensitive Parliaments in Fiji.🌺
It examines how global #gender norms intersect with local #politics to shape parliamentary change in #Fiji.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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It examines how global #gender norms intersect with local #politics to shape parliamentary change in #Fiji.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Congratulations to Dr Sonia Palmieri on her new book, Gender Sensitive Parliaments in Fiji.🌺
It examines how global #gender norms intersect with local #politics to shape parliamentary change in #Fiji.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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It examines how global #gender norms intersect with local #politics to shape parliamentary change in #Fiji.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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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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Participants explored Pacific history, diversity & key issues—climate, gender, development, China & Australia’s role.
#Pacific #climatechange #gender #development
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September 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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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Participants explored Pacific history, diversity & key issues—climate, gender, development, China & Australia’s role.
#Pacific #climatechange #gender #development
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#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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Dive into the highlights here: shorturl.at/ogIwr
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September 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
#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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Dive into the highlights here: shorturl.at/ogIwr
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📚 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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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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September 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
📚 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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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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#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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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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September 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#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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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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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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👉Read the publication here: shorturl.at/BD3hE
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August 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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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👉Read the publication here: shorturl.at/BD3hE
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🔎 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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A new DPA In Brief shares insights from a pilot study across five Pacific countries.
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/L1Be6
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August 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
🔎 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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A new DPA In Brief shares insights from a pilot study across five Pacific countries.
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/L1Be6
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“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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DFAT staff share their reflections on DPA’s Understanding the #Pacific course.
➡ Read more: shorturl.at/OCUMa
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August 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
“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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DFAT staff share their reflections on DPA’s Understanding the #Pacific course.
➡ Read more: shorturl.at/OCUMa
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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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Hear more from participants: shorturl.at/OCUMa
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August 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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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Hear more from participants: shorturl.at/OCUMa
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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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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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June 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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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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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#Honiara was transformed through community-made by-laws. Across #Melanesia, locals are crafting their own rules — with mixed success. Our new two-part article explores how and why. 🔎
Part 1: shorturl.at/DCO9c
Part 2: shorturl.at/cWjZi
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Part 1: shorturl.at/DCO9c
Part 2: shorturl.at/cWjZi
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June 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
#Honiara was transformed through community-made by-laws. Across #Melanesia, locals are crafting their own rules — with mixed success. Our new two-part article explores how and why. 🔎
Part 1: shorturl.at/DCO9c
Part 2: shorturl.at/cWjZi
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Part 1: shorturl.at/DCO9c
Part 2: shorturl.at/cWjZi
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In a new two-part series, Anna Naupa explores how the 2024 #Vanuatu referendum ties into political integrity reforms and what it means for future #Pacific referenda.
Read more 👇
Part 1: shorturl.at/1hTVV
Part: 2: shorturl.at/IGwDS
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Read more 👇
Part 1: shorturl.at/1hTVV
Part: 2: shorturl.at/IGwDS
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June 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In a new two-part series, Anna Naupa explores how the 2024 #Vanuatu referendum ties into political integrity reforms and what it means for future #Pacific referenda.
Read more 👇
Part 1: shorturl.at/1hTVV
Part: 2: shorturl.at/IGwDS
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Read more 👇
Part 1: shorturl.at/1hTVV
Part: 2: shorturl.at/IGwDS
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How did Denghua Zhang come to study #China’s influence in the #Pacific?
This reflective piece shares the moments, voices, and questions that inspired his journey. A personal story with global relevance.
🔗 Read the piece: shorturl.at/WrM87
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This reflective piece shares the moments, voices, and questions that inspired his journey. A personal story with global relevance.
🔗 Read the piece: shorturl.at/WrM87
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May 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
How did Denghua Zhang come to study #China’s influence in the #Pacific?
This reflective piece shares the moments, voices, and questions that inspired his journey. A personal story with global relevance.
🔗 Read the piece: shorturl.at/WrM87
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This reflective piece shares the moments, voices, and questions that inspired his journey. A personal story with global relevance.
🔗 Read the piece: shorturl.at/WrM87
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How inclusive were the 2024 #SolomonIslands #elections for people with disabilities?
Join us for a seminar reflecting on the vote, #disability rights & civil society’s role.
🗓️ Wed, 21 May 2025, 2:30 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/W7Rx8
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Join us for a seminar reflecting on the vote, #disability rights & civil society’s role.
🗓️ Wed, 21 May 2025, 2:30 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/W7Rx8
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May 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
How inclusive were the 2024 #SolomonIslands #elections for people with disabilities?
Join us for a seminar reflecting on the vote, #disability rights & civil society’s role.
🗓️ Wed, 21 May 2025, 2:30 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/W7Rx8
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Join us for a seminar reflecting on the vote, #disability rights & civil society’s role.
🗓️ Wed, 21 May 2025, 2:30 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/W7Rx8
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Join us to examine how formal assistance programs interact with traditional systems in Fiji, Cook Islands, and Marshall Islands, and what that means for women’s economic inclusion.
🗓️ Tue, 27 May 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/dFgtA
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🗓️ Tue, 27 May 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/dFgtA
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May 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Join us to examine how formal assistance programs interact with traditional systems in Fiji, Cook Islands, and Marshall Islands, and what that means for women’s economic inclusion.
🗓️ Tue, 27 May 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/dFgtA
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🗓️ Tue, 27 May 2025, 11:00am – 12:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/dFgtA
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Join Dr. Emma Kluge as she spotlights the 1960s #Papuan #independence campaign—where Pacific activists engaged the UN & Afro-Asian networks to challenge #colonial & imperial power.
🗓️ Thu, 22 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/HjD2s
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🗓️ Thu, 22 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/HjD2s
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May 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Join Dr. Emma Kluge as she spotlights the 1960s #Papuan #independence campaign—where Pacific activists engaged the UN & Afro-Asian networks to challenge #colonial & imperial power.
🗓️ Thu, 22 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/HjD2s
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🗓️ Thu, 22 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/HjD2s
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💥 From riots to rebellion—discover how power, identity, and violence collide in Papua New Guinea as Curtis shares fresh insights from the field in his eye-opening mid-term PhD seminar.
🗓️ Thu, 8 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ogHJb
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🗓️ Thu, 8 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ogHJb
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April 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
💥 From riots to rebellion—discover how power, identity, and violence collide in Papua New Guinea as Curtis shares fresh insights from the field in his eye-opening mid-term PhD seminar.
🗓️ Thu, 8 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ogHJb
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🗓️ Thu, 8 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:00pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ogHJb
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Why have half of PNG’s elected women MPs come from the Southern region? 🗳️
Join Eileen Bobone as she explores voter attitudes, cultural norms, and what it means to be a “strong woman” in PNG politics.
🗓️ Thu, 1 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ORiOa
Join Eileen Bobone as she explores voter attitudes, cultural norms, and what it means to be a “strong woman” in PNG politics.
🗓️ Thu, 1 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ORiOa
April 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Why have half of PNG’s elected women MPs come from the Southern region? 🗳️
Join Eileen Bobone as she explores voter attitudes, cultural norms, and what it means to be a “strong woman” in PNG politics.
🗓️ Thu, 1 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ORiOa
Join Eileen Bobone as she explores voter attitudes, cultural norms, and what it means to be a “strong woman” in PNG politics.
🗓️ Thu, 1 May 2025, 2:00 – 3:30pm
🔗 shorturl.at/ORiOa
📚 2024 Solomon Islands Elections Research Report
SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau called it “a powerful example of people-to-people research partnerships” and urged more cross-border academic collaboration in the region.
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SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau called it “a powerful example of people-to-people research partnerships” and urged more cross-border academic collaboration in the region.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
📚 2024 Solomon Islands Elections Research Report
SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau called it “a powerful example of people-to-people research partnerships” and urged more cross-border academic collaboration in the region.
@anu-asiapacific.bsky.social @anubellschool.bsky.social
SINU Vice Chancellor Professor Transform Aqorau called it “a powerful example of people-to-people research partnerships” and urged more cross-border academic collaboration in the region.
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🗳️ The 2024 Solomon Islands #Elections Research Report is here! SINU and ANU surveyed over 5,000 citizens to examine campaign practices, voter confidence, gender participation & more.
👉 A must read: shorturl.at/GFPZ9
#SolomonIslands
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👉 A must read: shorturl.at/GFPZ9
#SolomonIslands
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April 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
🗳️ The 2024 Solomon Islands #Elections Research Report is here! SINU and ANU surveyed over 5,000 citizens to examine campaign practices, voter confidence, gender participation & more.
👉 A must read: shorturl.at/GFPZ9
#SolomonIslands
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👉 A must read: shorturl.at/GFPZ9
#SolomonIslands
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At the Pacific Technical Cooperation Session of the CEDAW Committee, a Talanoa explored gender-responsive climate action for the Blue Pacific. Women’s leadership is key to a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future. #CEDAW #BluePacific2050 #GenderEquality
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April 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
At the Pacific Technical Cooperation Session of the CEDAW Committee, a Talanoa explored gender-responsive climate action for the Blue Pacific. Women’s leadership is key to a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future. #CEDAW #BluePacific2050 #GenderEquality
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#PNG Chief Secretary Ivan Poamaleu is in Canberra for the annual Bi-lateral Inter-government consultations! He met with senior officials and #ANU PhD students to discuss their research and foster meaningful, informal exchanges. 💡
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April 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#PNG Chief Secretary Ivan Poamaleu is in Canberra for the annual Bi-lateral Inter-government consultations! He met with senior officials and #ANU PhD students to discuss their research and foster meaningful, informal exchanges. 💡
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