New research examines DFAT's support for local leaders and coalitions as drivers of developmental change across the Pacific ...

The region's path to security and independence does not run through the rubble of Gaza, says Ro Naulu Mataitini.

The 2024 data brings some good news for the sector - even with inflation accounted for, donations have begun to rise, says ...

A survey suggests supporters of Bougainville’s independence need to do more than stress local support, say Anna Kapil and ...

The DAC's 2025 peer review finds Australia's aid program underfunded and overloaded with objectives, with past recommendations largely unimplemented.

“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry S. Truman has universal appeal. It highlights the unpredictable and treacherous ...

Surviving the first year with a coalition intact tends to look promising for government stability for the remaining parliamentary term. That was a recent assessment given to Vanuatu’s coalition ...

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Prior to the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, one of us (Eliuta) argued that China’s tactics over past Forums to marginalise Taiwan have aimed to reinforce the “One China” principle.

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.

In August 2017, a deadly ethnic clearance operation, backed by the Myanmar military against the minority Rohingya (Muslim) population in Rakhine state, began the displacement of thousands of Rohingyas ...

Australian aid investments managed by DFAT are rated on a scale of 1 to 6 in relation to a number of criteria. Scores of 4 or higher are required for the investment to be regarded as satisfactory.