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 social norms are reshaping how youth understand relationships, gender roles, ...

Why do so few New Caledonians migrate to France despite holding French passports? Economic, historical and social factors ...

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.

In recent years, adaptive management (AM) has become something of a buzzword in the aid sector. It differs from more traditional aid approaches by its ability to detect and respond both to a program’s ...

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 Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National University.

Four important reports were published in July that shed new light on trends in international development assistance for health (DAH) — bilateral and multilateral aid financing specifically to 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 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 ...