The Pacific hasn't been a focus of these elections, but on Pacific migration the two parties have very different policies, ...

The narrative that PNG is "resource-rich" is only partly true but misleading, and does more harm than good, says Rohan Fox.

It is a sign of the times that, while Labor has avoided further cuts, it has not increased aid in real terms either. As we ...

Solomon Islands is once again facing a high-stakes political crisis following the sudden and coordinated resignation of ten Members of Parliament from Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s administration.

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University. Posts on the Devpolicy Blog are ...

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

Ahead of the 3 May federal election, several politicians — including Labor’s Minister Pat Conroy, the Australian Greens’ Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi, and independent MP Zali Steggall — have ...

I had the privilege of returning to Papua New Guinea in March to speak to university students, officials, researchers and other interested parties about the findings from my PhD research completed at ...

In the context of Pacific labour schemes, material remittances are items purchased with incomes from participants’ overseas employment — often referred to in the Pacific as gifts-in-kind or informal ...