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30 January 2017

Practice parliament session for PNG women: applications now open

by Camilla Burkot

A highlander sports Hela's new flag during the 2012 elections (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat/Treva Braun CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

27 January 2017

PNG in 2017: a year of redefining democracy?

by Bal Kama

PNG 2012 elections (Flickr/DFAT/Defence CC BY 2.0)

24 January 2017

Papua New Guinea stumbles to an election

by Paul Flanagan

A voter marks her ballot during the 2012 elections in the PNG highlands (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat/Treva Braun CC BY NC ND 2.0)

11 January 2017

Pacific predictions: what will 2017 hold for the Pacific?

by Tess Newton Cain

Monks in the Dzong, Thimphu, Bhutan - Flickr, Michael Foley, CC

8 November 2016

Why do public sector reforms fail?

by Lhawang Ugyel

4 November 2016

Fortnightly links: tramadol, US foreign assistance, Saudi Arabian suffrage, and more

by Camilla Burkot

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25 May 2016

Labor’s aid pledge: a look in the gift-horse’s mouth

by Robin Davies

25 May 2016

Aid commitments welcome

by Bob McMullan

25 May 2016

What about the private sector?

by Mel Dunn

8 April 2016

Fortnightly links: UN woes, Latin American democracy, global health, migration and more…

by Camilla Burkot and Terence Wood

Campaigning at Port Vila market, 2016 elections (Flickr/Commonwealth Secretariat)

8 March 2016

The long journey: political acceptance of women

by Mary Jack Kaviamu

Ebeye, Marshall Islands streetscape (Flickr/DFAT/Erin Magee)

10 February 2016

Political intrigues in the Pacific islands – the dire need for political stability

by Transform Aqorau

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