Development Policy Centre is pleased to invite you to 2026 aid budget breakfast where we examine the Albanese government’s fifth aid budget at 9am on Wednesday 13 May. The breakfast will assess ...

How the Pacific fuel price shock is hitting children first through missed school, thinner meals and delayed health visits.

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

Kalafi Moala on media freedom in the Pacific after an armed threat against a Tongan journalist reporting on drug trafficking.

PNG is missing out on the Pacific remittances flows driven by PALM and RSE labour mobility schemes. What's holding it back?

Stephen Howes launches the third phase of the ANU-UPNG partnership, reflecting on the last decade and four aid effectiveness ...

This seminar presents qualitative research investigating the experiences of voters during the 2022 national election, with a specific focus on the nature of female participation. Papua New Guinea’s ...

April 2026 aid news: record ODA falls, Australian aid generosity at historic lows and global humanitarian crises deepen.

Why Myanmar's 2026 Thingyan celebrations and presidential amnesty cannot substitute for genuine accountability and the rule ...

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

Regulatory frameworks for deep-sea mining (DSM) treat the ocean as a space to be measured, governed and economically valued. DSM proponents claim that this form of mining avoids many of the negative ...

This article draws on perspectives the author gathered during field visits in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea, including via direct observation, interviews and discussions with MSF staff, trained ...