Nic Maclellan
![Nic Maclellan](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/nicmclellan.jpg)
Biography
Publications
Nic Maclellan works as a journalist and researcher in the Pacific islands. He is a correspondent for Islands Business magazine (Fiji) and was awarded the Walkley Foundation Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism in 2020.
![Geopolitics, but what of other Pacific players?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/Pacific%20clock%20comp.jpg?itok=G97mB__i)
Geopolitics, but what of other Pacific players?
Politics is a missing element of a new Lowy Institute assessment.
![French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-10/37206627201_6dc6a2c53d_k.jpg?itok=prnA-zyw)
French criticism of nuclear ban treaty highlights Canberra’s dilemma
Can Australia rebuild a strategic military partnership with France at the same time as independence movements claim Pacific support?
![Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1234987917.jpg?itok=phAkM7O2)
Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific
As Canberra and Paris repair ties, presenting France as a “Pacific country” would undermine regional independence.
![AUKUS debate “influenced France’s attitude towards New Caledonia”](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1228884049.jpg?itok=6d0Jtmav)
AUKUS debate “influenced France’s attitude towards New Caledonia”
Local leaders – loyalists and independence advocates alike – believe the subs cancelation has coloured the French view.
![“Accepting the science”, rejecting the action](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/33919691658_8e09750f9f_k%20copy.jpg?itok=0NMIWgMl)
“Accepting the science”, rejecting the action
If the Morrison government is on board with reducing emissions, as it seems to claim, it needs to step up its policies.
![Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/25153086087_0ca8747fb6_k.jpg?itok=A5WlrP2t)
Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific
Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised.
![Sedition and Pacific media freedom](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Fiji%20pic%20-%20web%20-%20min.jpg?itok=4D1zTdyi)
Sedition and Pacific media freedom
Amid recent budget cuts, a positive court ruling is a welcome step towards improved media reporting.
![Finding Australia’s fair share of climate finance](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-495745740-min.jpg?itok=BeljXH3b)
Finding Australia’s fair share of climate finance
Practical action will meet a financial pledge to the poorest countries on the planet.
![Dodging the hard questions in the Pacific](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/36259637063_2423eab546_k-min.jpg?itok=TYJ_m1gF)
Dodging the hard questions in the Pacific
Where Australia leads, Pacific island nations may not want to follow.
Pagination