Bougainville has set 2027 as the deadline to declare independence from Papua New Guinea. But the economic and institutional foundations of sovereignty in the autonomous region remain fragile. In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, the Lowy Institute’s Director of the Pacific Islands Program Mihai Sora speaks with Oliver Nobetau, Director of the Aus–PNG Network Project, about the roadmap needed to ensure Bougainville’s future prosperity.

Bougainville has set 2027 as the deadline to declare independence from Papua New Guinea. But the economic and institutional foundations of sovereignty in the autonomous region remain fragile. In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, the Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Director of the Pacific Islands Program Mihai Sora speaks with Oliver Nobetau, Director of the Aus&ndash;PNG Network Project, about the roadmap needed to ensure Bougainville&rsquo;s future prosperity.

Listen to episodes of the Aus-PNG Network Leadership Series, where we interview emerging and established community leaders about Papua New Guinea’s pressing issues.

We’ll be speaking with aspiring women politicians, young professionals, athletes, artists, musicians, journalists, and many other inspiring individuals about how they are striving to affect positive change in Papua New Guinea.

Listen to episodes of the <a href="https://auspng.lowyinstitute.org">Aus-PNG Network</a> Leadership Series, where we interview emerging and established community leaders about Papua New Guinea’s pressing issues.
We’ll be speaking with aspiring women politicians, young professionals, athletes, artists, musicians, journalists, and many other inspiring individuals about how they are striving to affect positive change in Papua New Guinea.

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Bougainville's future: Sustainable sovereignty through development

Cathy Neap, Country Manager for the National Rugby League in Papua New Guinea, speaks with Dr Jessica Collins, Project Director of the Australia–Papua New Guinea Network.

Cathy shares her experience as a change maker — what drives her, the challenges she faced, and how she views the Australia–PNG relationship. Reflecting on PNG’s half-century of independence this year, Cathy also shares her vision of what the next 50 years might look like in terms of development and women.

Cathy Neap, Country Manager for the National Rugby League in Papua New Guinea, speaks with Dr Jessica Collins, Project Director of the Australia&ndash;Papua New Guinea Network.
Cathy shares her experience as a change maker &mdash; what drives her, the challenges she faced, and how she views the Australia&ndash;PNG relationship. Reflecting on PNG&rsquo;s half-century of independence this year, Cathy also shares her vision of what the next 50 years might look like in terms of development and women.

Pacific Change Makers: Cathy Neap on the Australia–PNG relationship 

As part of the Lowy Institute Re-Cast series, we are republishing the best podcasts of 2024. In case you missed them the first time around or if you want revisit these engaging conversations, the Re-Cast series has you covered.

In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Islands Program Dr Jess Collins speaks with Dame Annette King about her role as New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Australia.

At the end of last year and with just a few weeks left in the role, Dame Annette sat down with Dr Collins in Canberra to reflect on her five-year term as High Commissioner to Australia — a post she considers one of New Zealand’s most important.

As Dame Annette notes, “Australia and New Zealand — there are no two closer countries on the planet.”

They discussed Dame Anette’s priorities for the Trans-Tasman arrangement, building the family-like relationship with Australia, the Australia–Tuvalu deal, New Zealand’s unique and strong relationship with the Pacific, and her country’s relationship with China amid growing tensions in the region.

In a wide-ranging discussion, they also touched on the Lowy Institute Poll, the war in Ukraine, New Zealand movies, cheese pies, and sport.

Dame Annette King commenced duties as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia in December 2018 and concluded her assignment in December 2023.

Prior to taking up this position, she served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011 and from 2014 until 2017.

She was a Senior Cabinet Minister in the Fourth and Fifth Labour Governments of New Zealand and was the MP for the Rongotai electorate in Wellington from 1996 to 2017. Dame Annette is New Zealand’s longest-serving female MP, with 30 years in parliament. Her portfolios included Health, Police, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Employment and States Services.

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As part of the Lowy Institute Re-Cast series, we are republishing the best podcasts of 2024. In case you missed them the first time around or if you want revisit these engaging conversations, the Re-Cast series has you covered.
In this episode of&nbsp;Pacific Change Makers, Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Pacific Islands Program Dr Jess Collins speaks with Dame Annette King about her role as New Zealand&rsquo;s High Commissioner to Australia.
At the end of last year and with just a few weeks left in the role, Dame Annette sat down with Dr Collins in Canberra to reflect on her five-year term as High Commissioner to Australia &mdash; a post she considers one of New Zealand&rsquo;s most important.
As Dame Annette notes, &ldquo;Australia and New Zealand &mdash; there are no two closer countries on the planet.&rdquo;
They discussed Dame Anette&rsquo;s priorities for the Trans-Tasman arrangement, building the family-like relationship with Australia, the Australia&ndash;Tuvalu deal, New Zealand&rsquo;s unique and strong relationship with the Pacific, and her country&rsquo;s relationship with China amid growing tensions in the region.
In a wide-ranging discussion, they also touched on the Lowy Institute Poll, the war in Ukraine, New Zealand movies, cheese pies, and sport.
Dame Annette King commenced duties as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia in December 2018 and concluded her assignment in December 2023.
Prior to taking up this position, she served as Deputy Leader of the New&nbsp;Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011 and from 2014 until 2017.
She was a Senior Cabinet Minister in the Fourth and Fifth Labour Governments of New&nbsp;Zealand and was the MP for the Rongotai electorate in Wellington from 1996 to 2017. Dame Annette is New&nbsp;Zealand&rsquo;s longest-serving female MP, with 30 years in parliament. Her portfolios included Health, Police, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Employment and States Services.
Pacific Change Makers is a podcast from the Lowy Institute: <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/">https://www.lowyinstitute.org/</a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LowyInstitute/status/1734111775610524077/photo/1">@LowyInstitute</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJessCollins">@DrJessCollins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/annettecanberra?lang=en">@annettecanberra</a>

Lowy Institute Re-Cast: Pacific Change Makers: NZ High Commissioner Dame Annette King on the Pacific, geo

In this episode, Debra Sungi of PNG’s Climate Change and Development Authority speaks with the Lowy Institute’s Oliver Nobetau.

Discussions around development in the Pacific consistently reference climate change as a major challenge. Countries such as PNG have to manage the support offered by international development partners without being overwhelmed by foreign agendas and aligning external assistance with national priorities.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Debra Sungi, who is the newly appointed director of the CCDA, as well as one of a handful of women leading government agencies in PNG and the youngest ever at only 33, discusses PNG’s national initiatives and the importance of bringing knowledge to the grass roots level. She also talks about success stories of bilateral cooperation, and dealing with the challenges of climate change and being a young woman in a position of leadership.

In this episode, Debra Sungi of PNG’s Climate Change and Development Authority speaks with the Lowy Institute’s Oliver Nobetau.
Discussions around development in the Pacific consistently reference climate change as a major challenge. Countries such as PNG have to manage the support offered by international development partners without being overwhelmed by foreign agendas and aligning external assistance with national priorities.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Debra Sungi, who is the newly appointed director of the CCDA, as well as one of a handful of women leading government agencies in PNG and the youngest ever at only 33, discusses PNG’s national initiatives and the importance of bringing knowledge to the grass roots level. She also talks about success stories of bilateral cooperation, and dealing with the challenges of climate change and being a young woman in a position of leadership.

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