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

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

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

The next 50 years could be worse for PNG if the lessons of the last 50 are not properly appreciated and applied, says Maholopa Laveil.

DFAT’s new NGO fund must recognise NGOs’ complex role in governance beyond advocacy and service delivery, say Nixon, Yates, Kraushar and Chittick.

Please note that this article contains a description of violence that could be distressing for some readers. Rosa Yakapus was tortured and murdered by a group of men who believed she killed her ...

Aid, by its very nature, is harder to monitor than domestic spending. This makes transparency integral to good aid practice. Transparency makes it easier for donor publics to track how their taxes are ...

PNG’s lowest tier of government, local level governments, or LLGs, face a variety of problems. Key among them is that LLG numbers (and the ward electorates they comprise) have grown uncontrollably ...

It matters to the Australian public, who want to know their tax dollars are being spent responsibly, accountably and effectively. It matters to our partners in our region, who expect honesty and ...

On 26 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to climate change. The judgment reaffirmed that ...

This report covers the 2025 Australian Aid Transparency Audit run by the ANU Development Policy Centre. The Centre audits Australian aid program transparency every three years – previous audits were ...

Although the Trump administration is now attempting to walk back some of the most obviously murderous aspects of its aid freeze, its ramifications remain: the damage already done, the effects on work ...