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November 30, 2022

‘Earth’s empty quarter’: many Pacific nations now have falling populations

John Connell, University of Sydney

Drawn by jobs - or escaping climate change - many people from the Pacific are moving elsewhere.

Ten-year-old Stanton in the ruins of his home following the earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea in February. EPA/Thomas Nybo/UNICEF

April 9, 2018

Aftershocks hit Papua New Guinea as it recovers from a remote major earthquake

Sabin Zahirovic, University of Sydney; Gilles Brocard, University of Sydney; John Connell, University of Sydney, and Romain Beucher, The University of Melbourne

Fresh earthquakes and aftershocks hit parts of Papua New Guinea following February’s deadly quake. It’s Australia’s slow push north that’s part of PNG’s seismic activity.

The Elvis Express travels from Sydney to Parkes for a festival, now in its 25th year, that has transformed the town. Dean Lewins/AAP

January 9, 2017

Wheat, sheep or Elvis Presley? Rural Australia has had to change its tune

John Connell, University of Sydney and Chris Gibson, University of Wollongong

Outside the capital cities and the coastal fringes, the towns and people of rural and regional Australia have had to be inventive to get through the tough times.

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