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The welfare support system for PALM workers

Richard Curtain and Randall Prior

Published
27 Aug 2026

PALM's welfare support system is extensive on paper but poorly connected in practice. Richard Curtain and Randall Prior map the formal and informal arrangements and set out four changes needed to make the system deliver on its promise.DisclosureThe views expressed in this blog and the policy brief are those of the authors only.About the author/sRichard CurtainDr Richard Curtain is a research associate, and recent former research fellow, with the Development Policy Centre. He is an expert on Pacific labour markets and migration.Randall PriorReverend Dr Randall Prior is a Uniting Church Minister and was Community Connections Regional Coordinator for Victoria from August 2021 to May 2026. He has lived and worked in Vanuatu for five years.

PALM's welfare support system is extensive on paper but poorly connected in practice. Richard Curtain and Randall Prior map the formal and informal arrangements and set out four changes needed to make the system deliver on its promise.Disclosure The views expressed in this blog and the policy brief are those of the authors only. About the author/s Richard Curtain Dr Richard Curtain is a research associate, and recent former research fellow, with the Development Policy Centre. He is an expert on Pacific labour markets and migration. Randall Prior Reverend Dr Randall Prior is a Uniting Church Minister and was Community Connections Regional Coordinator for Victoria from August 2021 to May 2026. He has lived and worked in Vanuatu for five years.

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