Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
An Australian diplomat for thirty years, served in Australian diplomatic missions as a political and economic policy analyst in Rangoon, Nairobi, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Washington DC before being appointed Australian High Commissioner in Harare (1998-2001), accredited to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola and Malawi; then Australian Consul-General in Noumea, New Caledonia(2001-2004). Currently Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies, writing on France in the South Pacific.
Denise is also the author of the book, France in the South Pacific: Power and Politics (ANU Press, 2013).
Explainer: New Caledonia's independence referendum, and how it could impact the region
Nov 04, 2018 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A historic independence vote is to be held on 4 November in the French territory of New Caledonia, our closest neighbour to the east from Brisbane. The vote begins the final stage of a negotiated process that ended a...