Dr Jessica Collins

Research Fellow, Women & Development, Pacific Islands Program
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Aid to Pacific Islands, Pacific development policy; Pacific women’s development, Pacific Island politics, remittances.

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Dr Jessica Collins is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute, currently undertaking a Pacific Aid Map project to analyse financing trends for Pacific women's development. Other research interests include Pacific women in politics and remittance policy.

Prior to joining the Institute, Jessica completed a PhD in Anthropology (Queensland University of Technology) and a Master of Global Development (Griffith University). Her Honours project (Queensland University of Technology) involved research with the Samoan diaspora in Brisbane and her undergraduate studies (University of Sydney) focused on Pacific anthropology.

Lowy Poll 2023: Australians still jittery about China in the Pacific
Lowy Poll 2023: Australians still jittery about China in the Pacific
Just like Pacific nations themselves, the public are waiting to see pledges by new government translated into outcomes.
Seeking independence: three books to read this summer
Seeking independence: three books to read this summer
From Timorese history and Bougainville’s dreams to Australia’s regional stories, catch up on essential background.
Will the new US Congress still pay for its Pacific promises?
Will the new US Congress still pay for its Pacific promises?
The Biden administration has staked $810 million on a regional strategy and now must ensure bipartisan support.
The Global Fragility Act in PNG: can the US succeed?
The Global Fragility Act in PNG: can the US succeed?
A seemingly radical approach that relies on prevention and relinquishing control may be a foreign policy game-changer.
What happened at the Pacific Islands Forum
What happened at the Pacific Islands Forum
A historic hugs and dialling-down regional rivalries. How a week of Pacific diplomacy unfolded.
Pacific Islands Forum meeting: the black cloud returns
Pacific Islands Forum meeting: the black cloud returns
A continued dispute over the Secretary General position has challenged unity of the Pacific family.
What Australians fear with China pressing in the Pacific
What Australians fear with China pressing in the Pacific
Concern about a growing regional influence can be offset by faith in other actors to do the right thing.
Gender equality in the Pacific: less talk and more action
Gender equality in the Pacific: less talk and more action
Pacific women leaders are driving for change, and economic empowerment is key.
An Australia-America-Pacific partnership – for and with the region
An Australia-America-Pacific partnership – for and with the region
Support through consensus and the shared Pacific value system will ensure island nations get what they need most.
South China Morning Post
As US Congress debates budget, Pacific island nations are watching with concern
26 April 2023
Devex
As China steps up humanitarian aid to the Pacific, can the US keep up?
22 February 2023
EMTV Papua New Guinea
PNGAAA on 2022 PNG election
25 October 2022
South China Morning Post
As US and China vie for Pacific influence and resources, tiny New Caledonia can play an outsize role
16 September 2022
ABC Radio National Saturday Extra
The Pick: What to read, watch and listen to
06 September 2022
Radio New Zealand
Pacific expected as big feature in PM's Australia speech
25 August 2022
The Australian
Papua New Guinea goes to polls amid tight security
11 August 2022
Agence France-Presse
Women in battle for seats in PNG parliament
10 August 2022
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