Presentation/s:

Chair: Tess Newton Cain, Sustineo

Why traditional media matters more than ever in shaping the Pacific’s digital future
Prashanth Pillay, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Alexander Rheeney, Pacific Media Assistance Scheme
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Tuvalu’s diplomatic preference: beyond the checkbook
John Augé, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Community rule and order making in Melanesia
Miranda Forsyth, Australian National University and Sinclair Dinnen, Australian National University
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A Blue Pacific rules-based order: our rules, our home
Joel Nilon, Australian National University and Sione Tekiteki, Auckland University of Technology
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The 2025 Pacific Update was held at the University of South Pacific in Suva, Fiji on 3-5 June 2025.

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