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

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

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.

Papua New Guinea is facing an electricity access crisis. Only 14% of its population has access to the grid, and even those connected experience unreliable and costly power. With rugged terrain, ...

Ro Naulu Mataitini is a founding member of the People’s Alliance Party (PAP). He resigned from his political post as Senior Vice President of the PAP to become an apolitical member of the 2023 ...

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It has now been more than two months since Israel began to block the entry of food and medicine to Gaza. According to the World Food Programme, about 1.94 million people across the Gaza Strip ...

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 Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

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 ...