Stories from native cultures complicate the simple paradigm of social and cultural development we are taught.

The meeting of leaders from 15 Pacific nations at the Pacific Island Forum in the tiny island nation of Niue will mark a new era in Australia's involvement in the region, says Queensland academic Dr Max Qanchi.

HONG KONG—Turquoise fish with red dots stare at hungry tourists from a tank at a restaurant in Hong Kong, the capital of the world's live reef fish industry, a lucrative trade devastating reefs across the Pacific Ocean. Considered a delicacy, demand for coral fish has exploded in line with China's booming economy and some species […]