Stephen Howes

Backpacker in Cairns (Jo Christian Oterhals-Flickr)

The horticulture ‘labour crisis’ needs a calm, PALM response

by Evie Sharman and Stephen Howes

January 27, 2022

Papua New Guinea in 2022

by Stephen Howes

January 24, 2022

The IMF Managing Director arrives at the G20 Summit in October 2021 (International Monetary Fund-Flickr)

Australia lagging on G20 SDR redistribution commitment

by Stephen Howes and Huiyuan Liu

January 19, 2022

Best of the blog 2021

by Karen Downing and Stephen Howes

December 17, 2021

Greeting the arrival of an Australian funded COVID-19 support package, Solomon Islands

Foreign aid set to be cut next year to below pre-pandemic levels

by Stephen Howes

December 9, 2021

RG Casey Building in Barton Canberra

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Aid and Labour Mobility

by Stephen Howes and Evie Sharman

December 8, 2021

Photograph of a mother and nurse weighing a baby at a health clinic in Port Moresby, PNG

PNG’s plan to balance the budget

by Stephen Howes and Kelly Samof

December 3, 2021

Riots in Honiara, November 2021 (Solomons-Facebook-RNZ-Asia Pacific Report)

Solomon Islander views

by Stephen Howes

December 3, 2021

Photography of backpacks on a luggage trolley on a train stations platform.

Third-year backpacker visa proves popular

by Stephen Howes and Evie Sharman

November 12, 2021

Will seasonal workers be prioritised over backpackers?

by Stephen Howes and Evie Sharman

November 9, 2021