Pacific Area
Report
Face Forward: monthly intelligence report
This report establishes the baseline for how online abuse is shaping public life for women and gender‑diverse people in public life across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. This first dataset for May 2026 shows Facebook dominates both volume and harm and identity-based hostility is clear.
Briefing paper
After the compromise: Australia’s COP31 blueprint for the Pacific
Australia’s bid to co-host the UN climate summit COP31 with Pacific Island countries was built around a clear objective to elevate Pacific climate concerns. That objective is now at risk. The paper proposes that Australia should position the pre-COP for selected global leaders, using it to align Pacific priorities with those of other climate-vulnerable countries.
Report
Improving PALM: the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme
More than 32,000 people from the Pacific and East Timor work in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM), mostly employed in horticulture and meat processing. This report explores where PALM has delivered real benefits, and where structural challenges remain, particularly in relation to worker mobility, exploitation, accommodation, and access to healthcare and...
Report
Co-designing a Living Evidence Architecture
This report presents findings from the Living Evidence Architecture (LEA) project which set out to explore how living evidence systems can better support decision-making across diverse health contexts. The findings from the research paint a picture of living evidence as a catalyst for change technologically, politically and socially.
Discussion paper
Foreign aid and climate finance, Australia’s dismal track record
This paper provides an overview of the concepts and measurement of the OECD’s and Australia’s Official Development Assistance and climate finance contributions. It finds that Australia’s support for developing countries has declined significantly over the past fifty years and concludes the Australian Government’s climate finance contribution in the five years to 2025 is zero dollars.