News articles about Tuvalu consistently depict the country from the perspective of climate loss. For example, media representations of Tuvalu’s Falepili Union Treaty with Australia have transformed a ...

The blockbuster speech given by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos last month has generated more commentary, enthusiastic nods and chin-stroking ...

FSM and RMI face dramatic depopulation via US migration. Can rising incomes stabilise their populations, as in Niue and Cook Islands?

The young country faces its worst crisis since 2018 as conflict, climate disasters and collapsing health services converge, says Mamman Mustapha.

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.

Prior to the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, one of us (Eliuta) argued that China’s tactics over past Forums to marginalise Taiwan have aimed to reinforce the “One China” principle.

In Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust: An Economic History of Papua New Guinea since Independence, Stephen Howes and colleagues have produced an excellent book. Having worked in PNG during the 1997–2003 ...

Applicants selected in the ballot will be sent a “Notification of Selection” letter by the Australian Department of Home Affairs which will explain next steps including the cut-off date to lodge the ...

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.

This is the final post in a three-part series on the work of a program seeking to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in Papua New Guinea. The vast majority of Papua New Guineans are ...

There has been a marked decline in Pacific development and progress against the SDGs since the early 2000s, attributable to the impacts of major disaster events, remoteness of Pacific Island countries ...