The eventful week of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) concluded on Friday...
Category - Pacific and PNG
The PEV ballot: a stand-out success with two exceptions
Information on the number of registrations for the ballot for Australia’s new Pacific Engagement...
Pacific labour mobility: let’s talk about sex
Improving the wellbeing of people engaged in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is...
From failing state to job creation in PNG
This is an edited excerpt from the 2024 PNG Update keynote address by Governor Allan Bird of East...
PNG’s progress since independence: 3 out of 10
This is an edited excerpt from the 2024 PNG Update opening address, delivered at the University of...
Seasonal labour recruitment trends under New Zealand’s RSE scheme
In their recent blog, Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes showed that as the Pacific Australia Labour...
Travel recovery in the Pacific: worrying signs
As the pandemic recedes and gradually fades from people’s memories, travel in the Pacific is...
RSE policy changes: Timor-Leste joins; employers’ costs reduced
Last week, the New Zealand coalition government announced changes to the Recognised Seasonal...
PNG passports quick, birth certificates slow
In Papua New Guinea, birth certificates are issued by the PNG Civil and Identity Registry (PNGCIR)...
Are PNG’s ministers more likely to get re-elected?
Ministerial positions are a crucial tool in Papua New Guinea’s clientelist politics. For...