Papua New Guinea
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…
Analyses
Papua New Guinea: Seven snapshots of a nation
The Lowy Institute has produced seven papers assessing the contemporary challenges facing Papua New Guinea in 2017.
Bal Kama , Jenny Hayward-Jones , Paul Barker , Jonathan…
No course correction in PNG budget
It is no secret that the Papua New Guinea economy is facing some very tough times. The collapse of global commodity prices, a severe drought, an ongoing foreign exchange crisis,…
Pacific island links: COP23, PNG corruption, Tonga’s election and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
The crisis on Manus Island continues almost a month after the refugee processing centre officially…
Pacific island links: A new PM for Solomon Islands, PNG’s cable, COP23 and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
The situation in the Manus Island detention centre remains tense, with approximately 400 refugees…
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…
Cleaning up the Manus damage
Last Tuesday saw the official closure of the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre, the Australian-funded and managed detention centre for unauthorised boat arrivals in Papua…
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…
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…
Pacific island links: PNG politics, Ambae, Tsai’s visit and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program.
Sam Basil, leader of the Pangu Pati, has been appointed a Minister for Communications, Information…