When Pacific leaders consider invoking the Biketawa Declaration, the region’s highest collective crisis framework, last used for the COVID-19 pandemic response, it is a clear sign that the fuel crisis ...

Why Myanmar's 2026 Thingyan celebrations and presidential amnesty cannot substitute for genuine accountability and the rule ...

This seminar presents qualitative research investigating the experiences of voters during the 2022 national election, with a specific focus on the nature of female participation. Papua New Guinea’s ...

This article draws on perspectives the author gathered during field visits in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea, including via direct observation, interviews and discussions with MSF staff, trained ...

April 2026 aid news: record ODA falls, Australian aid generosity at historic lows and global humanitarian crises deepen.

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.

Former Prime Minister of Samoa Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa on belonging, mobility and Pacific nation-building at the 2026 State of ...

Academics and practitioners discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and shrinking space for debate in Australian universities.

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, ...

I am sure all readers of this blog will have been in meetings when someone will pipe up and say, “can’t we be more strategic?”. We all nod. Being “strategic” is like decentralisation: nobody can ...

Eric Olander is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the China Global South Project. The independent, non-partisan media initiative is dedicated to exploring every facet of China’s engagement in the ...