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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

As in 2022, this year’s federal election is shaping up as one in which questions of foreign policy are playing a major role. It was a surprise China–Solomon Islands security pact that hit the ...

On Friday, 28 March at 5:40 PM in Australia, I received a Telegram message from my mother, back home in Yangon, in our family chat. She said, “Hi”, and I responded back, “Hello”. The next message was, ...

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.

Last October I argued that Vanuatu was facing an economic emergency. Since then, the world has become far more dangerous and uncertain, while Vanuatu was struck by the most damaging earthquake in its ...

Papua New Guinea is a land of extraordinary potential. With vast natural resources, rich biodiversity and a young and growing population of approximately 12 million people, the country stands poised ...