USAID has been called many things in recent days but Robin Davies recalls it as perpetually harried, hamstrung and ...

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

By measuring refugee intake against past figures or population size, Australia fails to meet its global responsibilities, say ...

Australians hold many mistaken beliefs about immigration, which might explain some negative attitudes, say Alyssa Leng, Ryan ...

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

The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University. Posts on the Devpolicy Blog are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Femili PNG’s mandate is to support survivors of family and sexual violence access the services they need. A new report summarises the main trends and patterns found from Femili PNG’s client data from ...

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 ...