Page 4 - IB January 2024
P. 4
January Vol 50 No 1
CONTENTS
14 18
22 27
5 Editor’s Note Special Feature: Environment
6 Briefs 22 Sending back the rubbish to keep Kiribati
9 Whispers beautiful
10 Forging Australian priorities for the region 25 Scaling up renewable energy in the Pacific
27 Opinion: A mixed bag of results for Fiji’s
COVER STORY
Coalition
14 The 2024 Pacific forecast: A turn for the
worse? 29 Fighting their way to the top of the rugby
world
18 Opinion: The end of business as usual for the 32 Melodownz wins big at Pacific Music Awards
Blue Pacific
34 Movers and Shakers
20 COP28 outcomes: Short of the finish line
Cover image: Albert Rolls
4 Islands Business, January 2024