On 6 July 2026, China launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in the Pacific Ocean, following a previous test in 2024 that ended a four-decade hiatus. This latest sign of ...

Gordon Peake on Australia's branded aid merchandise in the Pacific and whether new Commonwealth restrictions will curb the ...

The 2026–27 Budget tabled in Fiji’s Parliament last month projects total government expenditure of $4.9 billion against revenues of $3.8 billion, leaving a net deficit of approximately $1 billion (all ...

After a disastrous first couple of decades following independence in 1968, Nauru turned its economic fortunes around in the ...

In January 2025, Fiji’s Minister for Health Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu declared a national HIV outbreak. New case notifications rose twelvefold in seven years, from 131 in 2018 to 1,583 in 2024.

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.

As I write, my eyes keep straying to the magnificent snow-capped peaks of the Andes out of the aeroplane window to my left. I am heading south, away from the Lithium Triangle, where I have spent a ...

Over the years psephologists and pundits have made use of all manner of different approaches to predict election outcomes. Polls are, of course, the most obvious one and — notwithstanding the ...

Penny Morton is currently Assistant Secretary in the Multilateral Policy Branch at Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She was previously Minister-Counsellor at the Australian High ...

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, ...

When Cameron Hill posted a link to this year’s Australian aid attitudes blog on LinkedIn, a commenter suggested the data showed that support for aid was rising over time. As I read that I thought to ...