New Caledonia
Words that count: New Caledonia’s referendum question
“Do you want New Caledonia to accede full sovereignty and become independent?” This is the question New Caledonian voters will be asked in the referendum on independence from…
Sensitivities flare in New Caledonia
Sensitivities have heightened as New Caledonia prepares in earnest for an independence referendum by November. Despite pro-France pressure, Emmanuel Macron’s government has now…
Worry ahead of New Caledonia’s independence vote
Last month, a year before the deadline for the referendum on independence from France, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe visited the semi-autonomous territory of New…
New Caledonia: the future takes shape
A visit to New Caledonia last week highlighted the momentous discussions that are taking place to determine the future of Australia's closest eastern neighbour.
Amid…
Pacific island links: PNG snapshots, the French PM in New Caledonia, Mini Games and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
The Lowy Institute has released Papua New Guinea: Seven Snapshots of a Nation, which analyses PNG’s…
Pacific island links: Sogavare out, COP23, Manus and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been ousted after a vote of no-confidence in…
Pacific island links: Solomon Islands leadership, NZ and Tokelau, Tsai Ing-wen and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is facing a vote of no-confidence next week. A total of…
The two faces crucial to New Caledonia’s final referendum
Barely 12 months from now, New Caledonia will face an independence referendum. This will bring to an end the Matignon and Noumea Accords, which delivered 30 years of peace…
Pacific island links: Manus closure, Evara's death, caretaker mode in New Caledonia and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
With the Manus Island Detention Centre set to close at the end of the month, hundreds of remaining…
French parliamentary vote mainly good news for New Caledonia
The results of the French legislative elections are both good and bad news for New Caledonia but it's mainly good. While uncertainties remain at the national level, locally the…