The Falepili Union treaty visa won’t necessarily lead to depopulation and brain drain, and offers large economic benefits to ...

This report sheds light on the nature of political will towards anti-corruption reform in PNG, through a rapid political economy analysis approach, with a view to informing and improving policy ...

The experience of the last few years clearly adds weight to pegging the kina against a basket of currencies, say Bobby Kunda and Stephen Howes.

If you want to apply for a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) and come from a participating country in the Pacific Islands region, or from Timor-Leste, here is a summary of key information as of 15 August ...

Many Pacific Engagement Visa ballot winners don't get visas, so why not award more ballot places than there are visas ...

That sorcery accusation-related violence in PNG is met with impunity isn’t for lack of funding, say Michael Main and James Komengi.

The latest Fiji political crisis arises at a critical juncture, before a ruling on Fiji's 2013 Constitution and the next election, says Jon Fraenkel.

Australia’s foreign aid (Official Development Assistance or ODA) for 2025-26 is budgeted at $5.097 billion, a 2.7% increase over the 2024-25 aid budget of $4.961 billion. With inflation projected at 3 ...

Joel Nilon Joel Nilon is currently Senior Pacific Fellow at the Pacific Security College at the Australian National University. He previously served at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for nine ...

The Australasian AID Conference is the premier regional forum for discussion of aid and international development. For updates, visit the Devpolicy ANU website.

The migration deal that Tuvalu has obtained under the Falepili Union is quite remarkable, say Stephen Howes and Finn Clarke.

Australia's aid is flatlining and its generosity declining, and DFAT needs a better handle on which programs are under-performing, says Stephen Howes.