OCEANIA

Fiji: deeper democracy or continuing danger?

New government takes positive steps to respect rights but needs to go further

Australia: still silencing the climate alarm

Government says it takes the climate crisis seriously but instead restricts the right to peaceful protest

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Fiji’s new government: a less repressive trajectory?

A rare change of government offers a renewed test for democracy

Solomon Islands: democracy on hold

Government postpones election amid sensitivity over links with China

Vanuatu’s climate plan shows way forward

Donors must prove they’re serious by helping Pacific Island country adapt to climate change

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Papua New Guinea: election chaos poses integrity questions

Rebuilding trust in the electoral process yet another challenge for the new government

Changing times in Oceania?

China’s pursuit of a pan-Pacific deal has raised the stakes in an overlooked region

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Change on the cards in Australia

New government must act on the upsurge of voter concern about climate change

A ray of hope in Bougainville

Corporate giant Rio Tinto forced to act on mining impacts

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

A female first for Samoa

Following months of deadlock, Samoa has a woman prime minister