Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is facing a leadership challenge and Vanuatu has recorded its first case of the virus this week, Hugh McClure writes.

With fibre-optic cables being rolled out to Pacific Island countries, increased Internet connectivity has the potential to change Pacific societies in numerous ways, Stephanie Koorey writes.

Despite overall improvement in living standards, much of India’s population remains precariously close to living in poverty, Dharana Nepal writes.

If COVID-19 is here to stay, one of the first things policymakers should look to improve is how cities can be designed to limit the spread of the virus, Paul Barnes writes.

By analysing the speeches of Pacific leaders at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, we can learn much about which areas have the most opportunity for foreign engagement, Denghua Zhang writes.

On this Democracy Sausage Extra during Anti-Poverty Week, Mark Kenny discusses creating a future without poverty with three of the world’s leading voices on poverty measurement, research, and eradication - former United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston, Oxford University’s Sabina Alkire, and Crawford School’s Sharon Bessell.