With my colleague Dr Gemma Malungahu, I present some analysis of the communication difficulties being experienced by people in Tonga and members of the Tongan diaspora in Australia, New Zealand and beyond, following a massive volcanic eruption near the country's main island. It is available at the following link: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/volcano-cuts-commu... Amanda ------------------------------- Amanda H A Watson, PhD Research Fellow and Delegated Authority, Higher Degree Research Department of Pacific Affairs Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Room E3.28 Baldessin Building The Australian National University ACTON ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA CRICOS Provider: 00120C ABN: 52 234 063 906 Email: amanda.watson@anu.edu.au Twitter: @ahawatson Phone (working from home at present): +61 2 6182 7004