Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre1d
Where is Mendi? How PNG’s electoral map broke: part 1
It has proven very challenging to find out how the redistricting of PNG electorates in 2022 changed the electoral map, says ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre7d
Time to decolonise international development
This an edited version of a speech delivered in Bangkok to the 17-18 December 2024 High-Level Regional Consultation on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific in preparation for the Fourth ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre8d
Tonga’s new Prime Minister, Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke
Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke was elected Prime Minister of Tonga on 24 December 2024, defeating Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, the other candidate, by 16 votes to 8 in a secret ballot. The election resulted from the ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre9d
How Solomon Islands’ water plant became an aid failure: part 2
We republish in two parts an investigation first published by In-depth Solomons and undertaken in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Part 1 described the ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre13d
Ronald Toito’ona
The Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Conference presentations are now available on the Devpolicy ANU website. View keynote addresses and selected conference ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre13d
Charley Piringi
The Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Conference presentations are now available on the Devpolicy ANU website. View keynote addresses and selected conference ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre14d
The fog of COP29 delivers a foggy climate goal
The 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, eventually came to an agreement on the quantum of climate ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre16d
A rare aid success story brought riches to Bougainville but will it last?
An earlier version of this blog was published in The Conversation. After publication, the authors received valuable feedback which is incorporated into the revised version below. There was so much ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre13d
How Solomon Islands’ water plant became an aid failure: part 1
We republish in two parts an investigation first published by In-depth Solomons and undertaken in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). A decade ago, ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre15d
Mobile internet prices stable in Papua New Guinea
Internet affordability in Papua New Guinea is generally considered poor. A discussion paper published in 2016, a working paper published in 2018, a policy brief issued in 2020 and a 2022 report all ...
Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre15d
Jonathan Zureo
The Australasian AID Conference was held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Conference presentations are now available on the Devpolicy ANU website. View keynote addresses and selected conference ...