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Kanaky-New Caledonia: Adding a voice to Pacific regional leadership

AAPS is excited to announce “Kanaky-New Caledonia: Adding a voice to Pacific regional leadership” with Jimmy Naouna, an important session at the Pacific Discourses and Destinies AAPS 2025 biennial conference at the University of Sydney, 3-6 June 2025. To attend this event, register via the USYD conference webpage.

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Pacific Constitutions: An Inside view on Samoa’s 2021 Constitutional crisis

AAPS is delighted to announce “Pacific Constitutions: An Inside view on Samoa’s 2021 Constitutional crisis”, one of our keynote panels for the Pacific Discourses and Destinies AAPS 2025 biennial conference at the University of Sydney, 3-6 June 2025. To attend this event, register via the USYD conference webpage.

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50 years of Papua New Guinea’s independence with Dame Meg Taylor

Join the USYD Law School as Dame Meg Taylor speaks with Professor Ben Saul in “Looking back and looking forward: 50 years of Papua New Guinea’s independence”.

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AAPS 2025 Postgraduate & ECR Masterclass: Charting Pathways: Postgraduate Studies and Beyond… with Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird

Applications now open for the AAPS 2025 Postgraduate & ECR Masterclass with Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird.

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Fashioning Fiji: Reflections on Culture and Collaboration

AAPS is thrilled to announce “Fashioning Fiji”, one of the keynote panels for the Pacific Discourses and Destinies AAPS 2025 biennial conference at the University of Sydney, 3-6 June 2025.

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Stori and sovereignty: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Papua New Guinean Independence

AAPS is delighted to announce “Stori and Sovereignty”, a keynote panel with Tetei Bakic, Dr Mercy Masta, Mahealani Delaney, Wendy Mocke and a response from Dame Meg Taylor. This is one of the keynote panels as part of the Pacific Discourses and Destinies AAPS 2025 biennial conference at the University of Sydney, 3-6 June 2025.

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Epeli Hau’ofa Memorial Lecture 2025: “Alternatives in Development Narratives and Practice? Insights from Pasifika Faith and Indigenous Perspectives” with Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird

The Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS) is delighted to announce that Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird will be delivering the Epeli Hau’ofa Memorial Lecture 2025 at the “Pacific Discourses and Destinies” biennial conference at the University of Sydney. 

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AAPS Conference 2025 – Pacific Discourses and Destinies | Call for Poster and Paper submissions

Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2025 Pacific Discourses and Destinies Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 June 2025 Call for Papers and Posters Warm Pacific Greetings! The Australian Association for Pacific Studies biennial conference is an opportunity to create and sustain critical conversations and collaborations, across the transdisciplinary field of Pacific studies. Hosted in 2025 […]

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AAPS Postgraduate/ECR Seminar Series: Dr. Marco de Jong

AAPS is thrilled to kickstart the AAPS Postgraduate/ECR seminar series with a session featuring Dr. Marco de Jong, winner of the 2024 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize. 

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Statement of the Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS) Executive on the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

The Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS) asserts its solidarity with the Palestinian people. We add our voice to the call for an immediate ceasefire, and for an end to the decades of occupation, displacement, and violence that have preceded this moment. As scholars and students, we express our grief and outrage at the destruction […]

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