Drawing on her experience in Tonga, Mele Fakatouato Mangisi argues that independence in small Pacific societies cannot rely ...

PNG university students share views on independence, leadership and values as the nation turns 50, in this first of a ...

In late August, Samoa’s Cabinet approved labour mobility reforms, effective immediately and aligned with the government’s 2023 policy for temporary labour migration. Candidates must register through ...

World Bank data show PNG's food tax cut delivered little to the poorest households, with most savings captured by stores and ...

Household data reveal how Pacific remittances and state assistance reach the poor differently, informing the migration debate ...

Why PNG's high fertility rate reflects a family planning access gap, not a knowledge gap, and what a funded national program ...

This article recounts, as a lesson-learning exercise, a chain of events that played out in the 1990s — financial misconduct ...

Original PNG data and a Simbu case study examine whether El Niño drought risks fuelling sorcery accusation-related violence ...

Why has Pacific life expectancy lagged global gains? Income, access to overseas health care and governance all play a role.

With a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for the Pacific pre-COP in October and COP31 the following month, the annual Pacific ...

A nuclear-capable Chinese ballistic missile, launched from a nuclear-powered submarine in July 2026, arced over several Pacific nations and landed without warning in waters close to Tuvalu’s exclusive ...