Oceania

Moving beyond the “no” campaign, conservative political parties across Australia are working to further erode Indigenous reconciliation movements, such as the various Treaty processes.

Three possible plot twists, in particular, threaten to profoundly set back the newly recovered relationship.

The United States has reinforced its presence in Oceania through the permanent deployment of a new U.S. Coast Guard cutter to the region.

In rejecting a request to send a vessel to join Operation Prosperity Guardian, a U.S.-led military operation, Canberra has made a calculation that its focus needs to be closer to home.

Australia’s diplomatic reset with China is complete, it’s time to talk about human rights.

The new government’s foreign policy priorities could jeopardize New Zealand’s relationships with Pacific Island countries. 

Australia has an opportunity to play a more proactive role in coordinating a regional framework to address security concerns across numerous domains.

Australia aims to shift the overall character of its migration system away from temporary migration and toward permanent residence and citizenship.

In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?

As the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly called for a ceasefire in Gaza, why were Pacific Island states overrepresented in opposition, abstention, and absence?

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), including the Pacific countries, was not present when the final text of the Global Stocktake was passed.

For the island nations of the Pacific, the threat of rising sea levels due to climate change is already a reality.