Many Pacific Engagement Visa ballot winners don't get visas, so why not award more ballot places than there are visas ...

The experience of the last few years clearly adds weight to pegging the kina against a basket of currencies, say Bobby Kunda and Stephen Howes.

If you want to apply for a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) and come from a participating country in the Pacific Islands region, or from Timor-Leste, here is a summary of key information as of 15 August ...

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.

Samoa's new per-worker fees on PALM and RSE employers reflect existing practice elsewhere but need to be implemented carefully, says Charlotte Bedford.

This report covers the 2025 Australian Aid Transparency Audit run by the ANU Development Policy Centre. The Centre audits Australian aid program transparency every three years – previous audits were ...

Stephen Howes argues that the 3,000 new Pacific Engagement Visas need to be allocated strategically and, therefore, selectively across Pacific countries.

2024 started terribly for Papua New Guinea as civil riots rocked the nation. What started as a protest by law enforcement officers (police, defence force and corrections staff) on 10 January over high ...

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 PIF SG dispute provides an opportunity to re-examine and chart new forms of Pacific regionalism, says Tarcisius Kabutaulaka.