On this episode of the Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Dr Eric Kwa (Papua New Guinea Secretary for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General), George Akia (Solicitor General for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General) and Emmauel Auru (Principal and co-founder of KiVa Financial Crime Advisory) join host Australian National University PhD scholar Michael Kabuni to share their take on Papua New Guinea's 'grey listing' by the Financial Action Task Force in 2026 and what this means for the country's financial reputation and future.

The panel discuss the benefits and consequences of being grey listed and what steps Papua New Guinea can take to get off the listing.

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The growing methamphetamine crisis in the Pacific is having a devastating impact on health, human security and regional stability.

On this episode of the Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Chair of the Fiji National HIV outbreak Taskforce, Dr Jason Mitchell, and Head of the Pacific Programme at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Virginia Comolli, join Pacific Security College Academic Fellow Dr Nicholas Thomson for a topical discussion on the HIV epidemic and drug crisis facing the region.

They consider the need for a cross-sectoral approach involving health, law enforcement and communities to address the crisis, and look at the challenges facing on-the-ground health responses and the need to prioritise human rights and compassion towards victims of the drug and HIV epidemic.

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On this episode of the Pacific Wayfinder podcast, Pacific Fusion Centre Director Viliame Bovoro and Assistant Director Monalisa Tiai-Keti join our Senior Pacific Fellow Joel Nilon to examine the polycrisis affecting peace and security in the Pacific.

They discuss some of the threats raised in the latest Pacific Security Outlook Report, including climate change, transnational crime and geopolitics, and the need for collective regional responses to these issues.

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