Australia is complicit in the starvation of Gaza while we don't do more to condemn war crimes, accept refugees and ban arms ...

It’s not always a bad thing if a piece of land means something different to migrants and customary landowners, say Sebastian ...

For decades, the Pacific Islands region has been reliant on donor funding to support development, governance and ...

Jostling foreign actors must better understand local political dynamics if they are to achieve intended local impacts, say Rajalingam, Denney and Soares.

For several years, Pacific businesses have been raising concerns about persistent workforce gaps resulting from the number of workers leaving for overseas work opportunities. In countries like Tonga ...

The Pacific had an unusually high profile in the 2022 Australian election campaign. Labor was able with great effect to challenge the Coalition’s normally strong credentials in the national security ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Papua New Guinea is often described as a “resource-rich” country. The phrase appears on government websites, media reports and statements from international organisations. Prime Minister James Marape ...

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 ...