The largest ever generation of girls are entering a critical time in their education as they move into adolescence. Challenges in managing their reproductive health, however, can pose significant barriers to educational attainment. This limits girls’ social and economic prospects and perpetuates...
Category - Pacific and PNG
Devpolicy seeks casual Research Officer on labour mobility
We are currently looking for a Research Officer with subject knowledge on labour mobility to assist us as a casual for several months. There may be the possibility for the successful candidate to apply for an ongoing, full-time Research Officer position later this year. Unfortunately, our current...
The future starts today
Rosie Batty (2015 Australian of the Year and anti-violence campaigner) visited Papua New Guinea last month and spoke at public events at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) in Port Moresby and the PNG University of Technology (UNITECH) in Lae. In sharing her story she moved people but also...
As election looms, PNG political parties should consider supporting informal economy
As the National General Election looms Papua New Guineans are contemplating what the future will hold for them. While important issues concerning employment, infrastructure, education and health will be a key feature for most political parties, equally important for most of the urban voting...
Rising to the challenge of the Asia Pacific Century: proposals...
In the first decades of the 21st century, the Asia Pacific region, with China at the centre, has...
Cleaning up the horticultural labour market: two breakthroughs
Illegal employment of labour – the black market and cash economy – is rife in Australia’s...
Rubi Miranka and the Bougainville Healthy Community Programme
The Bougainville Healthy Community Programme (BHCP) is a program run through the Department of...
Aid for migration: second time lucky with the Australia-Pacific...
Few countries use their aid program to induce migration from developing countries. The opposite is...
New look and new email options for Devpolicy Blog
You might have noticed we are looking a little bit different today at Devpolicy. We decided that it...
Midwifery and maternal health in Papua New Guinea
“Let’s look after the mothers and the mothers will look after us. When the mothers die, then there...
