What does the future of climate negotiations look like?

31 Jan 2023 - 45 min Listen

What does the future of climate negotiations look like?

What is it really like at a UN climate COP? What could an Australia Pacific COP31 look like? Join a conversation between Salā Dr George Carter, Mahealani Delaney and Brianna Gordon, three members of ANU’s Pacific and First Nations contingent to COP27 in Egypt, as they discuss the importance of Pacific diplomacy, Indigenous knowledge and the future of the Loss and Damage. 

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Loss, damages & hope before COP27

1 Nov 2022 - 36 min Listen

Loss, damages & hope before COP27

Climate finance, ocean security, Indigenous voices and gender will be at the forefront of climate negotiations taking place in Egypt next week at COP27. Dr Henry Ivarature discusses these issues with Dr Siobhan McDonnell, Pacific climate negotiator and ANU Lecturer, Akka Rimon, PSC PhD candidate, and Brianna Gordon, ANU Climate Alumni COP27 scholarship recipient.  

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The Pacific’s climate ahead of COP27

27 Oct 2022 - 36 min Listen

The Pacific’s climate ahead of COP27

COP27 is soon to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with leaders deliberating on the crucial action needed to curb the worst impacts of climate change. We talk with Prof Mark Howden, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, and Mr Choi Yeeting, Kiribati Presidential Advisor for Climate, to discuss the updated climate science impacting Pacific countries…

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What happened in the PNG Election?

19 Oct 2022 - 36 min Listen

What happened in the PNG Election?

The 2022 PNG National Election was marred by violence and allegations of voter fraud. However, despite these widespread issues, thousands of people lined up to vote, determined for their voices to be heard. ANU’s Dr Colin Wiltshire sits down with Arianne Kassman, CEO of Transparency International PNG and Geejay Milli, PhD Candidate at the ANU,…

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Community Responses to Transnational Crime

27 Sep 2022 - 36 min Listen

Community Responses to Transnational Crime

  We sat down with Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva and Mr Setareki Macanawai, CEO of the Pacific Disability Forum at the Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference in Nadi, Fiji, to discuss how we can use inclusive community approaches to combat transnational crime. Hosted by Liam Taylor.  

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Social Media Security (Part Two)

26 Jul 2022 - 36 min Listen

Social Media Security (Part Two)

  In part two of our Pacific Wayfinder series on Social Media Security in the Pacific, Eliorah Malifa speaks further with Nick McDonnell (Head of Public Policy for NZ and the Pacific, Meta), Dr Amanda H A Watson (Research Fellow, ANU); and Jope Tarai, (PhD candidate in Digital politics, ANU) about the increased use of…

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