Priestley Habru

Priestley Habru

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics


Currently a PhD Candidate at The University of Adelaide researching Public Diplomacy and its implication in the Pacific.
He has a Master of Arts in Global Media from The University of Adelaide in July 2019 under an Australian Awards Scholarship. Also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Gender Studies from the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, under the Australian Awards Pacific Scholarship. Attained a Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Journalism, Language and Literature from the University of the South Pacific under a New Zealand Government funded scholarship. He is journalist by profession having worked in Solomon Islands for over 15 years before embarking on his PhD studies in October 2022.

My research interests are in public diplomacy, cross cultural communications and media in the Pacific.

  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2023 Habru, P., Epo, M., Soti Mapu, F., Utukana, W., & Tawa Biliki, J. (2023). Scholarships as a tool of statecraft. Policy and Politics: an international journal.
    2023 Habru, P., Epo, M., Soti Mapu, F., Utukana, W., & Tawa Biliki, J. (2023). Scholarships as a tool of statecraft. Policy and Politics: an international journal.
    - Habru, P. (n.d.). REVIEW: Handy guide for dealing with ethnic reporting. Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 7(1), 185-188.
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