The distinguished academic, writer and politician, John Dademo Waiko, died on 17 November 2024 at the age of 79. Waiko was born in the village of Tabara in Oro Province on the lands of the Binandare ...

The Australasian AID Conference will be held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Conference and conference dinner tickets now sold out! The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, ...

On 20 October 2024, Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated as Indonesia’s eighth president, capping a stunning political comeback from the once-ostracised former general but also marking a new low point for ...

Stephen Howes has responded to our recent articles advocating for free movement of Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers between employers as a provision against exploitation, ...

I recently took a late career change, back to what I had enjoyed the most — frontline development work. I’ve been working in rural and remote communities in the Pacific and Australia ever since. My ...

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

On 26 August 2024, the National Parliament held a small but significant celebration to commemorate its 40th anniversary. The National Parliament building was opened on 7 August 1984 by King Charles, ...

Forgotten by the media and spurned by political will, Sudan and its people have slipped down the world's list of priorities, ...