Samoa’s Head of State, His Highness Tuimaleali’ifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, has officially dissolved Samoa’s Parliament, effective 3 June 2025, following the defeat of the government’s 2025–26 budget.

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 re-elected Labor government led by Anthony Albanese has appointed Dr Anne Aly, who has been promoted into the cabinet, as its new Minister for International Development, as well as holding the ...

This month’s Australian elections brought many surprises. One of them was that Labor, once returned, decided to separate the Pacific and international development ministerial portfolios for the first ...

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.

Given the long-standing success of Australia and New Zealand’s regional labour mobility schemes, it is reasonable to assume that some workers have spent extended periods outside their home countries ...

The current practice of political economy analysis (PEA) is focused on the dynamics of the external context that an aid program is working in, mostly at the level of national governments, the actions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rick Brennan is an emergency medicine and public health physician specializing in humanitarian assistance, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, and emergency management. He was Regional Emergency ...

Over 305 million people need humanitarian assistance globally today — a staggering number that has almost quadrupled over the past decade. Tragically, as these needs increase across fragile states ...

When people think about corruption, they often picture shady deals, dodgy politicians, and backroom handshakes. But what happens when the idea of corruption itself becomes a political tool? That’s ...