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Climate Change’s First Refugees
Pacific island nations are on the frontline of climate change, yet despite being seen as the first 'victims,' many are re-positioning themselves to lead the world in renewable energy infrastructure, writes Ben Bohane.
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We Were All Boat People Once
Two months after docking in Indonesia, a boat full of Sri Lankan refugees still don't know if they will be allowed to reach their intended destination of Australia. Susan Merrell looks at how the debate has unfolded in Australia and visits a New South Wales town with direct experience of the issue.
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Adventure Haven
After years of political unrest, the Solomon Islands is now reinventing itself as the ultimate destination for adventure-seekers. Dominic Rolfe explains why travellers who want that extra degree of independence on their holidays should head there
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Smashing The Glass Ceiling
Where is the best place in the Asia-Pacific for female career advancement? Vivienne Stanton investigates.
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Tumours in Paradise
Evidence is increasing that more than 40 years of nuclear testing in the Pacific is having a horrific impact on the people of the region, with Solomon Islanders bearing the brunt, writes Susan Merrell.
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Moti On Trial
Susan Merrell looks at the trial of a former Solomon Islands attorney general taking place in Australia and asks whether there’s more than meets the eye to the sexual abuse charges that have been brought against him.
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Don’t Put Your House on it
What happens if Australia's property market goes in a similar direction to that of the United States and, increasingly, the United Kingdom? The implications for the American and British banking systems have been far reaching with both economies in, or teetering on the edge of, recession. Will similar problems start to beset the Australian banking system and, by extension, the Australian economy?
