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French classes in Australia need to acknowledge our Pacific neighbours too

  • Written by Florence Monique Boulard, Lecturer in Modern Languages, James Cook University
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Things are happening in the Pacific. The Pacific Labour Scheme officially commenced on July 1 this year, Pacific nations were added to the New Colombo Plan, high-speed undersea internet cables are in the works in the region, and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu and an island-hopping French President were recently in...