The DAC's 2025 peer review finds Australia's aid program underfunded and overloaded with objectives, with past recommendations largely unimplemented.

Surviving the first year with a coalition intact tends to look promising for government stability for the remaining parliamentary term. That was a recent assessment given to Vanuatu’s coalition ...

The 2024 data brings some good news for the sector - even with inflation accounted for, donations have begun to rise, says ...

A survey suggests supporters of Bougainville’s independence need to do more than stress local support, say Anna Kapil and ...

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.

The Pukpuk Treaty between Papua New Guinea and Australia has been hailed as a landmark military agreement, with both prime ministers reportedly agreeing on the text but holding off on signing. But ...

On the occasion of Papua New Guinea’s 50th anniversary of independence, I want to acknowledge some of my favourite elements that make up the nation of PNG. These are some of the things that impress me ...

PNG’s lowest tier of government, local level governments, or LLGs, face a variety of problems. Key among them is that LLG numbers (and the ward electorates they comprise) have grown uncontrollably ...

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” Nelson Mandela’s powerful words ...

Timor-Leste has a reputation for having some of the slowest and most expensive internet services in the world. But things are beginning to change. Timor-Leste is one of the last countries in the ...

In June, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) convened the Civil Society Days forum in Paris. Held every two years, the forum aims to strengthen dialogue, collaboration and mutual ...

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 ...