That sorcery accusation-related violence in PNG is met with impunity isn’t for lack of funding, say Michael Main and James Komengi.

Public office remains a double-edged sword in Indonesia, bringing a stable income but also many demands for support, says Garry Rosario da Gama.

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 ...

The late Agnes Titus’s friends and colleagues celebrate her 50-year contribution to peace and women’s rights in Bougainville.

The latest Fiji political crisis arises at a critical juncture, before a ruling on Fiji's 2013 Constitution and the next election, says Jon Fraenkel.

The Pacific hasn't been a focus of these elections, but on Pacific migration the two parties have very different policies, says Stephen Howes.

Grant Walton and Henrietta McNeill say the media portrayal of Vanuatu’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program fails to acknowledge its economic benefits.

Joel Nilon Joel Nilon is currently Senior Pacific Fellow at the Pacific Security College at the Australian National University. He previously served at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for nine ...

Anna Kapil Anna Kapil is a Tutor at the University of Papua New Guinea. She completed a Master of International and Development Economics at the Australian National University. Anna was a Greg Taylor ...

US aid cuts will have direct and indirect effects on the Pacific island countries, and Australia and New Zealand should mitigate them, says Terence Wood.

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.

That PALM workers are applying for asylum in record numbers may be one reason why demand for these workers is falling among employers, says Stephen Howes.