Australian aid facilities aren't the problem — defaulting to them is. Why MEL and conditions matter more than the model ...

At its triennial national conference, the Australian Labor Party adopted its latest policy platform which says that the party ...

This seminar examines how institutional design can incentivise cooperation, competition, or conflict by analysing cases of civil service administration in Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea. Speaker: ...

This seminar presents a new research project examining the experiences of payday loan users in PNG, including why people borrow, how loans are accessed, the costs and repayment conditions involved, ...

As demonstrated in the previous article in this two-part series, Pacific publishers have seen sharp, unexplained falls in their Facebook reach, at a time when much of the region depends on the ...

In the last fortnight the Australian government has loudly celebrated the signing of two new security treaties in the Melanesian region. The first, the Nakamal Agreement, was signed with Vanuatu, with ...

Facebook is strangling Pacific journalism, with some news organisations losing up to 70% of their audience almost overnight. The Pacific Newsroom recorded a 70% fall in Facebook views. Melanesian News ...

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

The 2025–2026 cyclone season challenged Pacific communities and the communication systems they rely on in a crisis. Tropical Cyclone Urmil (February–March) brought strong winds and heavy rain to parts ...

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After a disastrous first couple of decades following independence in 1968, Nauru turned its economic fortunes around in the 2010s, with average annual per-person growth in national income of 4.9% ...