An analysis of Bangladesh’s shrinking civic space, civil society’s resilience, and the path to democratic renewal, from The Asia Foundation.

The New Zealand coalition government’s recent changes to Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) policy settings were a topic of ...

Kazi Faisal Bin Seraj is a Bangladeshi development professional and heads The Asia Foundation's office in Bangladesh. The Devpolicy Blog is based at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of ...

Conflicts, brutal violence and cycles of retribution reflect deeper, systemic issues in PNG, says Michael Kabuni.

The Kiribati government’s decision not to join the inaugural ballot for Australia’s permanent migration pathway, the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV), came as a surprise to many. As an I-Kiribati ...

Lisa Denney highlights one of the central themes of Australia’s 2023 International Development Policy in a recent and thoughtful contribution to this blog: its seeming ambivalence on the causes and ...

Australia needs to be mindful of how changes to its policies for international students affect Pacific countries, says ...

Ben Imbun is an academic and development specialist who has taught in PNG and Australian universities. He now works on applied projects in the Pacific.

I am honoured to write about John Paska’s passing on 9 August 2024 after a short illness. He was 76 years old. Until recently, he was the President of the Papua New Guinea Trade Union Congress (PNGTUC ...