Strengthening Pacific institutions requires not only ensuring good governance but financial resilience and independence, says ...

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.

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.

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This year has seen massive changes for global development, with the United States, United Kingdom and other donors announcing cuts to foreign assistance. The Development Policy Centre has estimated ...

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 ...

On 10 January 2024, South Sudan declared a measles outbreak in its Western Equatoria state. With an alarming number of people never having been vaccinated against measles, there was an urgent need to ...

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.

On 24 April 2025, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14285 mandating federal agencies to expedite permits for seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980. Trump ...