A Profile - Darrell Tryon, Deputy Directory of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies

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Penelope Layland talks to Dr Darrell Tryon, Deputy Director of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, about his career as a linguist and academic, and the changes in the cultures and languages of the Pacific that he has witnessed over the past 30 years.
Author(s): Penelope Layland

The Democracy of Water

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Professor Gavan McCormack of the Division of Pacific and Asian History talks to Jennifer Moran about the impact of his recent trip to China and his thinking about water: the cultural importance of this vital element as a resource, a symbol, a means of transport, a point of political contention and a fundamental need of humankind.
Author(s): Jennifer Moran

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

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Robert Hefner talks with Dr Ross McLeod, about the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies - published triennially by the Division of Economics - about the journal's history, the issues it covers, its readership and contributors.
Author(s): Robert Hefner

Papua New Guinea, Policy and Sweet Potatoes

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Dr Mike Bourke of the Department of Human Geography talks to Duncan Beard about the '97 Papua New Guinea drought, the success of the Papua New Guinea Food and Nutrition 2000 conference, and the importance of the School's long-term involvement in the region.
Author(s): Duncan Beard