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

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 ...

Four important reports were published in July that shed new light on trends in international development assistance for health (DAH) — bilateral and multilateral aid financing specifically to the ...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” Nelson Mandela’s powerful words ...

What started out as a trivial story barely worthy of public attention has grown into a full-blown crisis for the Sitiveni Rabuka-led government in Fiji. A Commission of Inquiry (COI) report into the ...