Colin Wiltshire
Dr Colin Wiltshire
Colin is a research fellow in the politics of service delivery at the Department of Pacific Affairs. His research explores the political economy of budget and expenditure practices in PNG and its implications for development outcomes. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in PNG and focuses on applied policy-relevant research. Colin managed the PNG Promoting Effective Public Expenditure Project, a joint research initiative with PNGs National Research Institute. This research involved conducting one of the largest independent expenditure tracking and service delivery surveys in PNG’s history, and hosting influential budget forums in PNG. Most recently he was the lead researcher for the 2019 Solomon Islands National General Election Observation and the Managing Development in Solomon Islands Constituencies project.
Launch of DPA’s observation report on the 2019 Solomon Islands National General Elections
On 5 February 2020, the Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) launched its 2019 Solomon Islands National General Elections (NGE) Observation Report at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) i
Joint district assessments and political context analysis in PNG
In partnership with CARE PNG, Colin Wiltshire, Thiago Oppermann and Theresa Meki have recently undertaken joint district assessments and political context analysis in Menyamya District and Gumine District, Papua New Guinea.
2019 Solomon Islands general elections domestic observation
The Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) is leading a project which will observe the Solomon Islands General Elections, which is scheduled to take place by 17 April 2019.
PNG Women in Leadership Support Program
In January 2017, the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University commencde a five year PNG Women in Leadership Support Program (WLSP).
