Policymakers should note that wage fluctuations over two decades have been driven by productivity and the real exchange rate, ...

The US administration's attack on foreign assistance should prompt not only a defence but also a rethinking of the aid model, says Lisa Denney.

Communication with PEV applicants needs to be improved and visa processing times increased, or job offers will lapse, finds Natasha Turia.

Donors should not see aid as a means of pursuing their own interests at the expense of alleviating poverty and inequality, says Graham Teskey.

On the morning of 26 January 2025, rebels from the March 23 movement (known as M23) swept into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), further escalating a decades-long conflict.

Today, on an exceptional basis, we publish a press release from Bel isi PNG, a public-private partnership working to address family, sexual and sorcery-accusation-related violence in PNG. Bel isi PNG ...

Once upon a time governance was not a thing in development. It was only about thirty years ago that the ideas of a few academic scribblers began to filter into the development discourse and challenge ...

Income taxation is a hot and very sensitive topic in Papua New Guinea. Last January’s Port Moresby riots were provoked by the police going on strike after a payroll ...

In the first part of this two-part series, we argued that while growing concerns with crime and lawlessness have led the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and other leaders to call for tougher ...

Nervous anticipation about new teachers, subjects and challenges to come. Checking how much growing has happened over the summer, and whether shoes and uniforms are still OK. Right around Australia ...