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 ...

A national peace strategy is needed to rebuild the crumbling foundations of peace in PNG from the ground up, say Miranda ...

Improving the performance of its tourism sector is the only way Vanuatu can fund its own earthquake recovery, says Peter ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.