Browsing: Development & Policy

At the end of July, New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford took the stage at the annual Recognised Seasonal Employer…

The Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social media. The region covers almost one-third of the Earth’s…

Australia’s aid transparency architecture has changed significantly in recent years. Through AusDevPortal, renewed reporting to the International Aid Transparency Initiative…

In Papua New Guinea, young people are often framed as a “problem” linked to unemployment, crime and urban violence. High…

A nuclear-capable Chinese ballistic missile, launched from a nuclear-powered submarine in July 2026, arced over several Pacific nations and landed…

Those whose islands fall within the formal definition of Polynesia have every reason to celebrate the film Moana with pride.…

Papua New Guinea’s agricultural production has been in steady decline for more than two decades, and continued emphasis on policies…

The establishment of the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) in 2015 was a beacon of Myanmar’s deepening economic liberalisation. Moving in…

India’s recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) factsheets, covering nearly 679,000 households across 715 districts, give us an insight…

The National Capital District (NCD) is Papua New Guinea’s political, administrative and economic centre. As Port Moresby continues to expand,…