OCEANIA

‘People deeply understand that rights and liberties are won through protest’

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

‘Repressive laws have been introduced to limit people’s ability to protest against climate injustice’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

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

‘Indigenous Australians must be represented at the heart of policy-making’

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