On December 11, APLN member Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, hosted a conversation with 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull. They discussed a wide range of topics, including indigenous rights in Australia, climate policy obligations, and the future of the Australia-New Zealand relationship. Watch the recording here.
SBS NEWS - APLN member Tessie Lambourne, member of the Kiribati House of Assembly, commented on the decision by the Kiribati president to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum.
THE INTERPRETER - APLN member Marianne Hanson argued that Indonesia’s ratification of the TPNW highlights the need for Australia to follow suit and support the treaty.
Asialink - On 16 October, APLN Senior Associate Fellow John Carlson discussed how the advent of major nuclear powers in the Indo-Pacific has created a more complex global nuclear threat dynamic.