Briefing paper
Assessing China’s climate change aid to the Pacific
Climate change has become an increasingly important part of China-Pacific relations in recent years and now features prominently in high-level visits between the two sides.
Briefing paper
Widows and wives in Pacific politics: a reliable pathway for women?
Understanding women’s pathways to political leadership remains a critical area of academic and public policy focus in the Pacific.
Working paper
Electoral administration and Aboriginal voting power in the Northern Territory: reality and potential viewed from the 2019 federal election
Looking back from 2019, this paper explores the contribution of Aboriginal votes to federal elections in the Northern Territory. It argues that Aboriginal votes have made the Territory stronger for Labor, compared to regional areas of Queensland and Western Australia.
Evaluation
ACT pill testing trial 2019: program evaluation
The findings in this report support the development of further pill testing trials in Australia, using diverse implementation models, with a focus on designing and implementing the services in a manner that is responsive to their unique contexts, rather than applying any single implementation approach.
Briefing paper
The voter as commodity: the phenomenon of cross-border voter registration in Solomon Islands
In the lead-up to the 2019 election, cross-border registration — that is, voters shifting their registration to a new constituency — emerged as a significant political phenomenon and a major topic of public commentary. What was going on?