Political economy analysis should encompass the aid allocation and distribution process, not just partner-country dynamics, ...

Shanice Espiritu-Amador is Policy and Engagment Officer at the Australian National University's Philippines Institute. She is also a Sessional Academic for the Crawford School of Public Policy and a ...

Pacific journalists see themselves not just as neutral observers and commentators but as active cultural participants, say ...

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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 ...

Pete Connolly is an Adjunct Fellow at the University of New South Wales, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Solomon Islands National University and an Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and ...

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.

My first ever volunteer opportunity was with an organisation teaching primary school students how to engage in respectful relationships. I believe Papua New Guinea needs more of this type of education ...

Once upon a time governance was not a thing in development. It was only about thirty years ago that the ideas of a few academic scribblers began to filter into the development discourse and challenge ...

Although the Trump administration is now attempting to walk back some of the most obviously murderous aspects of its aid freeze, its ramifications remain: the damage already done, the effects on work ...

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 PNG Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) proposed an amendment to the Prices Regulation Act in August that would allow it to “ensure the application of unilateral price controls ...