That sorcery accusation-related violence in PNG is met with impunity isn’t for lack of funding, say Michael Main and James Komengi.

Australian aid transparency has improved markedly but there is scope for further improvement, say Terence Wood & Estelle Stambolie.

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.

The latest Fiji political crisis arises at a critical juncture, before a ruling on Fiji's 2013 Constitution and the next election, says Jon Fraenkel.

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Joel Nilon Joel Nilon is currently Senior Pacific Fellow at the Pacific Security College at the Australian National University. He previously served at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for nine ...

The escalation of family and sexual violence, gender-based violence and sorcery accusation-related violence has reached crisis point, says Bel isi PNG.

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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.

Hafford Norea Hafford Norea is a Research Officer with the Education Research Program at the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute. He previously worked with the PNG Public Employees ...

George Shafi Lethbridge George Shafi is currently studying a Master of International Development and Planning at the University of Otago, including a completing a dissertation which explores the ...