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 ...

A decade ago, the Government of Tuvalu, with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), released the country’s first National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP). Its long-term vision was ...

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For the first time since COVID, the Pacific Islands Forum has activated its emergency response mechanism. The immediate trigger was not climate, but a regional fuel and transport cost shock linked to ...

This article builds on a previous Devpolicy Blog piece written by Edwin Venu Pedro and Jess Marinaccio, government employees engaged in Tuvalu’s Digital Nation project. They highlighted growing ...

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have both recently made changes to their construction procurement policies. These aim to promote more employment and skills development for the ...

We’ve just received the results back from our latest poll of Australians’ attitudes to aid. The results were simultaneously disappointing, all too predictable and surprising. Let’s start with ...

Australian and international aid agencies have launched emergency appeals in response to the Venezuela earthquake. So far, the disaster has resulted in over 1,400 deaths, with tens of thousands of ...

The 2022 Australasian AID Conference was held at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia on 28-30 November. The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford ...