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

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

Tuvalu, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, faces unique challenges as it strives for economic development and sustainability. With a population of almost 10,000 and a land area of about ...

A particularly alarming case is that of Novel Baswedan, a senior investigator at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), who suffered an acid attack — serving as a stark reminder of the risks ...

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 ...

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There is growing evidence that King Tupou VI has found a kindred spirit in Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and that they are hitting it off. This is in clear contrast to the working relations ...

This is a further instalment in the Pacific Family Matters series. Media freedom is a crucial element of a functioning democracy. In the Pacific Islands region, media freedom levels differ. This post ...

PNG is finally holding its local level government (LLG) elections this year. The result of these elections is important, as LLGs are PNG’s lowest tier of government and provide services directly 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. Posts on the Devpolicy Blog are ...

If it wasn’t already, it is clear now that the US has left the building on aid and international development — at least for the foreseeable future. One only need look at the Trump administration’s ...

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.