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January 2022 Vol 48 No 1

WE ARE SIMPLY THE CONTENTS

BEST 12 13

ADMISSION IS NOW OPEN FOR 2022

All classes will be conducted via TopHat platform. Enjoy
studying from the best in the comfort of your home.

All courses are accepting applications until March.

Contact us on sas@unifiji.ac.fj and the University website 2022 Outlook 25
The year ahead in Pacific politics
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www.unifiji.ac.fj for complete list of programmes offered. 12 Tonga’s recovery effort
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Solomon Islands’ juggling act
14 Low vax rates threaten PNG economy
THE PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY 4 Editor’s note

FUTURE READY 5 Remembering Dr Brij Lal
Briefs
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8 Whispers
10 Pacific outlook
Education
20 Class dismissed?
21 The tweeting teacher
25 The future classroom will be truly global
26 Fijian education and COVID-19

29 Colin Philp: Conservationist, businessman, sailor
32 US says Pacific a climate region of concern
34 Pacific Islands in the wake of AUKUS
36 Hashing for fun, well-being and harmony
38 Stan and the Earth Force
40 Movers and Shakers
Cover illustration: Hefrani Barnes. Hefrani is an artist and a secondary school student in Suva, Fiji.

Australia ....................... AU$6.00
French Polynesia .............. CPF500
New Zealand .................NZ$10.00
Solomon Islands ............. SL$30.00
Australia ......................AU$10.00 Hawaii ........................US$10.00 New Caledonia ................ CPF500 Samoa ............................T10.00
Tonga .............................P10.00
Hawaii ......................... US$6.00
Cook Islands ................... NZ$6.00
Cook Islands ..................NZ$10.00 Kiribati ........................AU$10.00 New Zealand .................. NZ$6.00 Solomon Islands ............. SL$20.00
Niue ...........................NZ$10.00
Kiribati ......................... AU$6.00
Federated States of Micronesia ......
Palau ..........................US$10.00
Tuvalu .........................AU$10.00
FSM ............................US$10.00 Marshall Islands .............US$10.00 Niue ............................ NZ$6.00 Tonga .............................P10.00
Marshall Islands .............. US$6.00
US$6.00
Fiji Islands.......................F$8.00 Nauru .........................AU$10.00 Palau ........................... US$6.00 Tuvalu .......................... AU$6.00 Vatu500
Papua New Guinea .............K15.00
Vanuatu ........................
Nauru .......................... AU$6.00
Fiji Islands.......................F$4.35
French Polynesia .............. CPF500 New Caledonia ................ CPF500 Papua New Guinea .............K10.00 Vanuatu ........................ Vatu500
Samoa ............................T12.00
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