Page 4 - Islands Business October 2023 edition

October Vol 49 No 10
CONTENTS

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14 52

5 Editor’s Note Building and Construction
6 Briefs 35 Addressing the Pacific housing crisis
9 Whispers 38 Building a social enterprise
11 Voice. Treaty. Truth – The Australian 39 Urgent need to cut emissions
referendum
14 COP28 – Boiling point 41 Opinion: PNG at 48 years

44 Opinion: Regenerate forests and save
21 Special Report: humanity
Chinese grifters tie up UN and Marshall Islands 45 VegFest Pasifika comes to Samoa
in international scam 46 Movers and Shakers
48 Here be humpbacks
30 Chinese scientists point to traditional
knowledge 52 Fiji rugby want more.
Will they get it?
31 The science we need for the ocean we want
33 De-banking having a ‘severe impact’ on
Pacific Islanders Cover image: Courtesy of the Pacific Community (SPC)

American Samoa ............US$10.00 French Polynesia .............. CPF500 New Caledonia ................ CPF500 Samoa ............................T12.00
French Polynesia .............. CPF500
Australia ....................... AU$6.00
Solomon Islands ............. SL$30.00
Australia ......................AU$10.00 Guam..........................US$10.00 New Caledonia ................ CPF500 Samoa ............................T10.00
New Zealand .................NZ$10.00
Hawaii ......................... US$6.00
Cook Islands ................... NZ$6.00
Tonga .............................P10.00
CNMI ..........................US$10.00 Hawaii ........................US$10.00 New Zealand .................. NZ$6.00 Solomon Islands ............. SL$20.00
Niue ...........................NZ$10.00
Kiribati ......................... AU$6.00
Federated States of Micronesia ......
Cook Islands ..................NZ$10.00 Kiribati ........................AU$10.00 Niue ............................ NZ$6.00 Tonga .............................P10.00
Palau ..........................US$10.00
Tuvalu .........................AU$10.00
Marshall Islands .............. US$6.00
US$6.00
Papua New Guinea .............K15.00
Vanuatu ........................ Vatu500
FSM ............................US$10.00 Marshall Islands .............US$10.00 Palau ........................... US$6.00 Tuvalu .......................... AU$6.00
Fiji Islands.......................F$4.35
Nauru .......................... AU$6.00
Fiji Islands.......................F$8.00 Nauru .........................AU$10.00 Papua New Guinea .............K10.00 Vanuatu ........................ Vatu500
4 Islands Business, October 2023