New Ireland's 2026 by-election disrupts stable political traditions with a contested governorship and a strong independent challenge.

Is it possible to predict election outcomes in Papua New Guinea? Testing the Hegarty Rule This presentation evaluates a model using candidate numbers to predict election outcomes, testing its accuracy ...

For Australia, Myanmar has become a foreign policy impasse — marked by condemnation, humanitarian commitment and a reliance ...

This seminar will highlight the main findings of the report on the 2022 PNG National General Election and engage the audience in a conversation about electoral integrity and reform. As in previous ...

Stephen Howes rebuts Naren Prasad's argument that migration and remittance dependence harm Pacific island economies.

The Iran–US–Israel conflict carries urgent lessons for Pacific states weighing security agreements with major powers.

How can education programs stay effective as they scale? Insights from the 2025 Australasian AID Conference keynote panel.

In Papua New Guinea, young people are coming of age amid rapid social change. Globalisation, digital media and shifting ...

Between July and December of last year, the number of Pacific Engagement Visas (PEVs) granted to individuals selected in the 2024 ballot climbed from 1,188 to 1,776. That means the success rate for ...

The 2026 Australasian Aid and International Development (AID) Conference will be held on 2-4 December in Canberra. The call for papers will open in May and tickets will go on sale in September.

Amita Monterola is the Research Communications Coordinator at the Development Policy Centre. She is Editor of Devpolicy Blog and co-host of the Devpolicy Talks podcast.

Australia will contribute US$2 million in “seed funding” to support the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ (RMI) newly established Resilience and Adaptation Trust Fund. It will also work with UNICEF to ...