CDI at the ANU Pacific Update
CDI Director Ben Reilly was the lead speaker at the opening of the Australian National University's annual Pacific Islands Update in Canberra. Prof Reilly spoke on the subject of 'Political Change in Melanesia', discussing the increasingly ambitious reforms to electoral, parliamentary and political party institutions that are currently taking place across the Pacific region. Other speakers on the panel included Jenny Howard-Jones of the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Dr Jon Fraenkel of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia project, and Dr Peter Larmour of the Pacific Policy Project at the ANU. The Update is an annual public event which covers a wide range across many issues relating to the development of the Pacific Islands – especially Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
