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 ...

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 ...

This is the final in a series of three articles examining how the Hormuz closure is reshaping energy, governance and inequality across Asia and the Pacific. At the time of writing, tanker traffic ...

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 ...

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Papua New Guinea, despite its high levels of perceived corruption, has held national elections regularly since independence in 1975 without interruption or deferral. However, in recent years there has ...

The 2026 Australasian Aid and International Development (AID) Conference will be held on 2-4 December in Canberra. The call for papers will open in May and tickets will go on sale in September.

This article is the first in a two-part series on Wave Two of the Pacific Labour Mobility Survey. Read part 2. The Development Policy Centre and the World Bank recently carried out consultations in ...

According to the recent PNG National Census, the country’s population is around 10 million people. Four million are under the age of 18. Though the accuracy of the census figures is debatable, the ...