Patricia O’Brien

Historian, writer, academic, analyst, researcher on Australia and Pacific geopolitics. Author of Errol Flynn: The True Story of Australia’s Hollywood Icon Etc

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Thank you @fbongiornoanu once again for this great conversation about... Errol Flynn — discover the dark secrets of the Australian Hollywood star https://t.co/cb9Y0uVJ4X via @ABCaustralia

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

Dennis Altman: ‘Errol Flynn is compulsive reading’.

https://t.co/hVQ7Vxslrv

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Thank you Chris! So exciting to see my Errol Flynn bio highlighted today. If you’re in Sydney March 31 come to the launch at USSC at USyd! https://t.co/0nY9jsKQZc... And Apr 1 at ANU and the Apr 9 @ Fullers Hobart!

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

Good review in The Oz, too. 👏

https://t.co/769odklmLO

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

Good review in The Oz, too. 👏

https://t.co/769odklmLO

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

Fab new book by my pal Patty O’Brien @PattyAOBrien is at top of @smh Spectrum booklist today & is ‘Non-Fiction Pick of the Week’ @theage!

Into politics, #metoo &/or film? This book is for you.

NB Patty & @fbongiornoanu in convo 1 April: https://t.co/769odklmLO. See you there.

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Thank you SO MUCH to @Peter_Fitz, @fbongiornoanu and Alison Bashford for doing me the honour of blurbing my new book on #errolflynn coming out in March 2026 with Allen & Unwin. Presales are open for those in AU and NZ…

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

‘China, Fiji and the Fentanyl Scourge’ – grim but important reading from ⁦@PattyAOBrien⁩ ⁦@asianstudiesgu⁩ ⁦@Georgetown⁩ ⁦@Diplomat_APAC⁩ #auspol https://t.co/dsfOuExnaF

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

The specter of geostrategic competition being mapped onto Fiji’s political fault lines remains a distinct possibility that would be deeply damaging for the nation, and region, as a whole, writes @PattyAOBrien in the May magazine. https://t.co/RAFgkJYN4J

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Great piece Kenneth - a must read

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

A great story about a wonderful book and in The Aus too!!! So pleased for you @BuchananRachel

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Thank you Katie!

[Katie Putz @LadyPutz]

In case you missed it last week, this is an excellent piece :-)

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Me too! thanks again

[Dr Bal Kama @BalYKama]

@PattyAOBrien Looking forward to reading more of your work, Patricia.

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

My take on similar political machinations in Fiji and Samoa that appear to have killed two colossal political careers by committee rather then coups…@newsroom_the @anudpa #auspol https://t.co/1UkT5t6Kgs

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Great interview @c_s_wallace. I learnt a lot

[@chriswallace.bsky.social @c_s_wallace]

ICYMI: The inestimable @PhillipAdams_1 dedicated a whole show to ‘PoliticalLives: Australian prime ministers & the biographers’ @newsouthpub.

Fabulous documentary audio included by ace producer @Catherine_Zen @LNLonRN. Enjoy!

https://t.co/I7FbJqaTRM via @ABCaustralia #auspol

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Thank you @BalYKama - really appreciate your feedback. Australia’s reckoning with its history in PNG is long overdue. I have been working on excavating that past for decades and it still continues to shock me.

[Dr Bal Kama @BalYKama]

An informative piece by @PattyAOBrien tracking the significant apologies by leaders/govts in the Pacific & Aust-NZ and their significance to domestic/regional harmony. It also contends for Aust to apologise to PNG for historical injustices. @Diplomat_APAC https://t.co/HbTjRQGk3a

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Really looking forward to this! @UHMLawSchool

[Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal @aplpjhi]

We're #UnpackingCOFA at the 16th APLPJ Symposium. Join us at @UHMLawSchool or via FB Live, March 23-26. 👉https://t.co/esXfw9sULy 🇺🇸🤝🇲🇭🇫🇲🇵🇼. Panels and speakers? We got you.👇🧵1/10

[Patricia O’Brien @PattyAOBrien]

Some thoughts from me about the politics of apologies in the Pacific 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇼🇸🇳🇿🇨🇰🇹🇻🇹🇴🇺🇸🇲🇭🇦🇺and 🇵🇬@Diplomat_APAC @newsroom_the https://t.co/eMMwxfHzG5

[Greg Poling @GregPoling]

"Despite a substantial domestic agenda and an abundance of political intrigue, Rabuka has already made a significant mark on foreign policy." > @PattyAOBrien on the ramifications of Fiji's new govt https://t.co/5erXVyFgrL

[CSIS Southeast Asia @SoutheastAsiaDC]

In her latest commentary, @PattyAOBrien covers Fiji’s transition to a People’s Coalition government and the new era under Sitiveni Rabuka, including how it’s navigating reforms, traditional partnerships, and threats from “loyalist” officials. Read it here: https://t.co/5vefl19ovQ

[Phelim Kine “老 康“ @PhelimKine]

Many thanks to this week's @politico China Watcher contributors @PattyAOBrien @dannyrrussel @davidstilwell David R. Stilwell @suea_thornton @GavinBade @LetaHong Frank Dikotter https://t.co/QoTHuxbE6c