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

Nothing in life is inevitable, aside from death and (for most people) taxes. Yet, as we explored in our previous blog, there is in our view a range of factors that suggest PNG may well find itself yet ...

Indonesia is currently entering a new chapter under President Prabowo Subianto and the Merah Putih Cabinet. Yet, this chapter opens with a government structure that is increasingly complex, with new ...

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Since the outset of New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme, employers have largely recruited men for horticultural seasonal jobs. The majority are employed for hard, physical tasks, ...

This is my second post on Fred Fisk, best known for the idea of “subsistence affluence” in Papua New Guinea. After about 1970, Fisk’s energies were directed to smaller Pacific states, characterised by ...

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 ...

Australia’s foreign aid (Official Development Assistance or ODA) for 2025-26 is budgeted at $5.097 billion, a 2.7% increase ...

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 ...