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Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

It’s estimated one in five of us will develop an autoimmune disease at some stage of our lives. We need better ways to treat them.

Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

For a long time, professional sporting bodies were afraid of the ‘c word’ — concussion.

Reports of a Pacific fracture fail to understand the region

Pacific Island nations are keenly aware that disunity is unhelpful for the region.

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Pacific primer

Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of the July 12 – 14 meeting of the Forum, the rift seems to have been patched over. (more…)

Keeping everyone in the tent: the Pacific Islands Forum remains whole

A last-minute agreement has avoided rupture in the Pacific Islands Forum. As the agreement was negotiated, regional strengths and vulnerabilities were revealed.

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A changing climate is changing the Micronesian way of life

As Pacific Islanders struggle to survive in the face of climate change, they will need to adapt their traditional ways of fishing to the new reality.

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Pacific digital toolbox needs expanding to hammer out misinformation

A shortage of resources and investment from major digital platforms has left the Pacific region battling a campaign of misinformation and under-moderation.

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Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges

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Pacific Islands vital to planetary health

With Pacific Islands nations controlling 20 percent of all oceans, they are at the foundation of initiatives to help the planet and our health.

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Mobile workers key to Pacific prosperity

Encouraging work abroad schemes could help Pacific Island nations to steer their way clear of crippling debt.

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The Pacific faces a radioactive future

Japan plans to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, but its effects on Pacific nations are not clear.

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The Pacific’s spiralling debt – and what governments can do about it

Rising debt and declining income seem to add up to an austere future for Pacific Island nations. But belt-tightening may make things worse.

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Asia and the Pacific stronger together

Better opportunities will arise from ASEAN and Pacific island nations banding together.

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Governments want babies, but people want choices

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

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Reports of a Pacific fracture fail to understand the region

Pacific primer

Keeping everyone in the tent: the Pacific Islands Forum remains whole

A changing climate is changing the Micronesian way of life

Pacific digital toolbox needs expanding to hammer out misinformation

Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

Pacific Islands vital to planetary health

Mobile workers key to Pacific prosperity

The Pacific faces a radioactive future

The Pacific’s spiralling debt – and what governments can do about it

Asia and the Pacific stronger together

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