By Anna Kirk, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Melanesia program.
- Latif Nasser looks at what will happen to island nations territorial waters if they are submerged due to climate change.
- The WHO says there will be significant consequences if Ebola reaches the Pacific. The risk is low, but Australia is preparing for it regardless.
- After reaching a US$90 million deal last week, the US and Pacific Island countries are now talking of restructuring their fishing agreement. For more, read Eileen Natuzzi’s piece on the significance of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty.
- Joanne Wallis, on The Strategist, examines whether Australia’s influence over PNG is waning.
- As Indonesia’s new President Joko Widodo is sworn in, Joanna McCarthy asks experts what the Papuan provinces can expect from him.
- The Vanuatu Government is gauging public opinion on deep sea mining. This interactive from the Guardian shows what deep sea mining involves.
- PNG’s first Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, looks back at what Gough Whitlam did for PNG at the time of independence.