Introducing free agency would have some symbolic value. But it is not feasible for short-term PALM workers. It would reduce demand for long-term PALM workers, have low take-up, do little to reduce ...

This is a website of election results from Samoa. It contains an interactive data explorer that you can use to browse election results. It provides downloadable datasets of results. It also provides ...

There was no fanfare. Just a statement from the New Zealand foreign minister, slipped out quietly amongst the usual stream of government announcements. As best I can tell only one news organisation ...

The Australasian AID Conference will be held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Tickets now on sale! The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, ...

The Devpolicy Blog provides a platform for the best in aid and development analysis, research and policy comment, with global coverage and a strong focus on Australia and its immediate region.

The Australasian AID Conference will be held on 3-5 December 2024 in Canberra. Tickets now on sale! The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, ...

Data just released from the Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations shows a sharp decline in Pacific workers engaged in short-term (seasonal) agricultural work, with the total ...

In the past two months, a raft of reports relating to Vanuatu’s economy have been released: the national government’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update, the International Monetary Fund’s Article IV ...

Kiribati faces one of the highest child mortality rates in the region, with under-5 mortality rates (U5MR) remaining stubbornly high for more than a decade. According to UNICEF’s 2016 State of the ...

The PNG Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) proposed an amendment to the Prices Regulation Act in August that would allow it to “ensure the application of unilateral price controls ...