Australian universities looking to boost Pacific studies

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Updated February 20, 2009 13:01:13

A group of Australian academics is looking at ways of increasing funding and support for Pacific studies in the country's universities. Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signalled he wants stronger engagement with the region. But his call comes as Pacific studies have either completely disappeared from the courses being offered, or are so low in prominence, many students no longer want to take part in them. As Pacific Correspondent Campbell Cooney reports, that might be about to change.

presenter: Campbell Cooney
Speakers: Doctor Max Quanchi, Queensland University of Technology; Professor David Lowe, Alfred Deakin Institute

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