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 ...

During our fieldwork in Port Vila, Vanuatu, we heard plenty of stories. Stories are almost a way of life in Vanuatu. People tell stories for fun, to teach people about history or kastom (custom, the ...

The role of journalism in society is shaped not only by professional norms but also by deeply held cultural values. This is particularly evident in the Pacific Islands region, where journalists ...

As Fiji inches toward the 2026 general elections, our nation stands at a pivotal juncture. The question looming over our political future is not merely about policies or party platforms but about ...

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 ...

This is an edited version of an address delivered by Professor Sathirathai at the Australian National University (ANU) on 30 April 2025. The event was sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign ...

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 ...

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 ...

Resurgent geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific has revived longstanding concerns about Australia and other Western donors instrumentalising aid programs to advance national interests rather ...

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Birte Leonhardt is a PhD candidate at the Journalism Studies Center at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research focuses on journalistic cultures, values and practices, as well as ...