After a disastrous first couple of decades following independence in 1968, Nauru turned its economic fortunes around in the ...

Gordon Peake on Australia's branded aid merchandise in the Pacific and whether new Commonwealth restrictions will curb the ...

On 6 July 2026, China launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in the Pacific Ocean, following a previous test in 2024 that ended a four-decade hiatus. This latest sign of ...

The 2026–27 Budget tabled in Fiji’s Parliament last month projects total government expenditure of $4.9 billion against revenues of $3.8 billion, leaving a net deficit of approximately $1 billion (all ...

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.

The 2023 Australasian AID Conference was held at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia on 5-7 December. The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford ...

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.

A decade ago, the Government of Tuvalu, with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), released the country’s first National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP). Its long-term vision was ...

In January 2025, Fiji’s Minister for Health Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu declared a national HIV outbreak. New case notifications rose twelvefold in seven years, from 131 in 2018 to 1,583 in 2024.

This article builds on a previous Devpolicy Blog piece written by Edwin Venu Pedro and Jess Marinaccio, government employees engaged in Tuvalu’s Digital Nation project. They highlighted growing ...

We’ve just received the results back from our latest poll of Australians’ attitudes to aid. The results were simultaneously disappointing, all too predictable and surprising. Let’s start with ...