The Australian and United States Governments co-hosted the Pacific Banking Forum on July 8-9, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. This pivotal...
The 4th Annual Pacific Research Conference and Leaders Forum took place in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from June 26-27, 2024, under...
Griffith Asia Institute, in partnership with Massey University, launched a “Defence Diplomacy in the Pacific” tracker in Washington DC last...
Senator Penny Wong, Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been actively engaging with Pacific Island countries to address climate change, which is seen as the greatest threat to the region. However, doubts remain about whether this engagement can be sustained and deepened to strengthen relationships. Australia's engagement in the Pacific needs to extend beyond climate and security issues and focus on understanding the region and fostering a genuine partnership.
The key to progressing Queensland’s position as Australia’s “Pacific state” is to focus on the concept of shared value. The Queensland government is uniquely placed to build on geographical, historical, economic, and cultural ties to work in ways that are not captured by the deficit lens that so often infects perceptions of the Pacific islands region.
A regional forum hosted by Griffith’s South Pacific Centre for Central Banking, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, will focus on investment challenges during a pandemic.
When it comes to connections with the Pacific islands region, Queensland is the state that can lead the way. By virtue of geography, history, demography, cultural links, sporting connections, Queensland has a wealth of resources to draw on and share to build deep and meaningful relationships with the Blue Pacific continent.
Griffith University and Asian Development Bank will host South Pacific central bank Governors at a virtual event discussing critical issues relating to COVID-19 and its impact on the region’s financial and economic sectors.
Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dame Meg Taylor headlined this year’s Griffith University Asia Lecture 2019 at the Queensland College of Art.
Fijian scientist, Mr Rohitesh Kumar (pictured) will spend the next six months working on a cancer drug discovery project at...
