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.

The late Agnes Titus’s friends and colleagues celebrate her 50-year contribution to peace and women’s rights in Bougainville.

PNG’s lowest tier of government, local level governments, or LLGs, face a variety of problems. Key among them is that LLG numbers (and the ward electorates they comprise) have grown uncontrollably ...

On 26 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the legal obligations of states in relation to climate change. The judgment reaffirmed that ...

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 ...

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.

Who receives remittances, how much, and what are they used for? The Pacific Labour Mobility Survey has some answers, say Edwards and coauthors.

Deep-sea mining in PNG has faced a large number of challenges. Is deep-sea mining in the Pacific dead in the water or should activists remain on alert?

There was extremely strong demand from most countries in the region for the Pacific Engagement Visa, says Stephen Howes.

Jonathan Zureo Jonathan Zureo is a Lecturer at the Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea. He teaches data communications and cyber security in the Information Systems Department and the Mathematics ...