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After months of uncertainty, the legislation required to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) passed through the Australian Senate.

While much of the recent focus in the Pacific region has been on the security implications of growing geopolitical competition, less attention has been paid to crime and personal safety and how these more parochial, everyday issues impact the stability of Pacific Island countries and the well-bei...

There has been a quick recovery in temporary labour migration flows to Australia and New Zealand, Charlotte Bedford reveals.

At different times during the first 15 years of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme’s operation, there have been concerns about whether employment opportunities are being fairly shared between new recruits and return workers, or whether RSE jobs are predominantly given to return workers...

The call for Australia to offer more labour mobility access to the Pacific has been a common theme of commentators (e.g. from the Lowy Interpreter and ASPI Strategist), as a key part of a response to recent geopolitical maneuvering in the Pacific.