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20 November 2023
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28 June 2023
Pacific Islands

Why Australia needs to partner with the Pacific to fight climate change

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.

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16 November 2022
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Queensland steps up Pacific engagement

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.

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26 August 2021
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9 August 2021

South Pacific banking community discuss pandemic investing

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.

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9 June 2021
Great Barrier Reef

Queensland: The Pacific State

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.

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5 November 2020

Griffith and ADB host forum on Pacific Island COVID-19 impacts 

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.

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21 January 2020

Griffith signs PhD MoU with South Pacific central banks!

The South Pacific Centre for Central Banking (SPCCB) facilitated capacity building program reached a new milestone in late 2019. The...

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2 December 2019

Griffith convenes high level regional policy dialogue in the South Pacific

A high level regional policy dialogue was inaugurated at the November 2019 South Pacific central banking regional research conference in...

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14 November 2019
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