If FATF grey-lists PNG again, there could be benefits -- but also unintended consequences and a display of hypocrisy, say ...

While the direct impacts of Trump’s tariffs on the Pacific are limited, the indirect impacts could be huge, say Howes, Wood ...

Leadership selection needs to balance technical merit and political consolidation to maintain the quality of governance, says ...

Fred Fisk has a good claim to be regarded as the Australian National University’s first development economist, argues John ...

Following our previous blogs on the age distribution of, and labour market outcomes for, Pacific migrants in Australia, we continue in this blog to use 2021 Australian Census data to examine the ...

Among the arguments the Trump administration has put forward for its review of US foreign aid programs — involving very large funding cuts and the dismantling of its principal international ...

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The 2025-26 federal budget will see Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) remain largely steady in real terms at an estimated $5.097 billion in the coming financial year, or 0.18% of Gross ...

Papua New Guinea has nine months to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) measures to avoid being grey-listed following an evaluation by the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), a ...