Pacific States

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David Hegarty's career through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and, more recently, as the Convenor of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project has given him an intimate understanding of developing Pacific states. He talks to Jan Borrie about the difficulties faced in the transition from colonial outpost to nationhood.
Author(s): Jan Borrie

Weaving a Double Cloth

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Myra Jean Bourke, Susanne Holzknecht and Annie Bartlet, the editors of Weaving a Double Cloth: Stories of Asia–Pacific Women in Australia, explore the key issues to emerge in the book with Gia Metherell.
Author(s): Gia Metherell

Reading the Full Picture

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Peter Fuller traces the high points of Professor Peter Bellwood's career as an archaeologist and scholar, his interest in the Pacific, and his position at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.
Author(s): Peter Fuller

Indonesia: Society in Transition

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Professor Hal Hill talks to Jan Borrie about the changing patterns of resource and industrial development over the past decade and the impact that this will have on Australia. He also discusses his lifelong interest in Indonesia and the significance of his position as the H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economics.
Author(s): Jan Borrie

Growing Influence

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Crispin Hull discusses China's growing internationalism and economic development, as well as its growing influence in Asia and the Pacific with Professor Ross Garnaut.
Author(s): Crispin Hull