Tony Abbott, Peter Dutton Joke About Flooding Of Small Island Nations
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton have been caught insulting…More
Tagged: pacific islands forum
Australia's Fiji Backdown
So it has finally come. After five-and-a-half-years of trying to destroy the Bainimarama government in…More
Island Leaders Drowned Out At Forum
Speaking to journalists at last week's Pacific Islands Forum, President Anote Tong of Kiribati had…More
Rudd's No 'Big-Man' In The Pacific
This year's Pacific Islands Forum was without doubt one of the low points in the…More
Media Got It Wrong On Fiji, Say Melanesians
If the leader of Fiji’s military government felt he’d won a diplomatic victory at last…More
Sam The Koala More Interesting Than The Pacific
It’s the opening ceremony for the 40th Pacific Islands Forum and the assembled leaders from…More
Drowning In Red Tape
In April, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stood outside Parliament House alongside his Papua New Guinean…More
Trade Winds to Blow Pacific Away
Australian trade is on a mission. Come August when it hosts the Pacific Islands Forum…More
The Sharp End Of Climate Change
When he spoke before the UN General Assembly this week, Palau’s representative had this to…More
What's So New About Rudd's Pacific Policy?
Responding to criticism of Australian policy in the Pacific Islands, Trade Minister Simon Crean and…More