Locally led development should above all focus on the truly local sites where disadvantage and local political leadership occur, says Mark Moran.

Devpolicy's monthly update of news and analysis on aid and international development, with a focus on Australian aid.

A minimum wage of 5 kina per hour would reverse declining food purchasing power due to price inflation since 2021, say Kristi ...

The measure of national progress is not only political sovereignty but the health of communities, say Beeson, Charles and Babona.

Polopa means “go ahead, I will come after you”. It is the name given to the Polopa-speaking people of the Southern Highlands Province — a population of about 10,000 people living in the Erave local ...

Port Vila’s tiny literati scene has been abuzz with celebrations of home-grown, modern storytelling in recent months: first through the national micro-fiction writing awards and then the long-awaited ...

The first article in this series reported on the latest trends in development assistance for health and the second focused on the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and especially in ...

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PNG Pukpuk security treaty invites consideration of the risks of disproportionate investment in defence, says Michael Kabuni.

The tumultuous dispute over the selection of the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which led to Micronesian countries deciding to withdraw from the premier regional organisation, ...

In January this year, the managing director of Papua New Guinea’s Mineral Resources Authority declared that the proposal to develop what had once been touted as the world’s first deep-sea mine would ...