Neighbours Book Launch @ Readings State Library

Join us at Readings State Library, Melbourne, for the launch of Neighbours by Joanne Wallis and Jack Corbett. 

To be launched by James Batley, Distinguished Policy Fellow, Australian National University. 

Australia has a long history in the Pacific. Many Australians might have forgotten it, but the region has not forgotten us.

This book provides a new vision of the way Australia might relate to its Pacific neighbours. It replaces amnesia with storytelling that emphasises common ancestors, interests and language. It replaces Australian ambivalence with recognition, humility and respect. It does not seek to wish away the realities of asymmetry and hierarchy between Australia and Pacific Island countries, but instead outlines how Australia can work more productively within them.

Free, but bookings are essential