The re-elected Labor Government‘s political capital should be used to improve the quality and measurement of Australia’s aid ...

The current OECD Development Assistance Committee peer review of Australia's aid effort takes place at a critical moment, ...

What started out as a trivial story barely worthy of public attention has grown into a full-blown crisis for the Sitiveni Rabuka-led government in Fiji. A Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the ...

For President Prabowo’s anti-corruption agenda to go beyond rhetoric, it must give voice to and invest in youth movements, says Garry Rosario da Gama.

Tuvalu's development partners should think bigger and consider supporting an onshore fish canning capability, says Niuone Eliuta.

This is a further instalment in the Pacific Family Matters series. At the 2024 launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences, Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Mata’afa highlighted the critical role of ...

Lopeti Senituli provides an update on political intrigues in Tonga, which have seen the current prime minister find common cause with the King as new elections approach.

This is a further instalment in the Pacific Family Matters series. The May 2025 federal election has resulted in a parity parliament in Australia. For the first time since Federation, both chambers of ...

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.

Electoral malapportionment in rural areas and grant funding levels must be addressed for PNG local governments to function properly, says Maholopa Laveil.

Partnerships with journalism schools and grants to media operations are two new ways Australia could support Pacific journalism, say Watson and Singh.

Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen is Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement and Regional Campuses) at The University of the South Pacific.