Category: Focus
Climate inequality and the case for increased Aussie assistance
As meetings come to a close for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage and the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting, […]
More administrative efficiency, not more ministers
The following blog talks about the additional ministries created by the Government. One such bill was a supplementary budget of K771 million. The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Parliament passed several […]
Can PNG really supply 8,000 persons to work overseas?
The following blog below is about Papua New Guinea’s employment opportunities under both the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility and New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer schemes. Papua New Guinea continues to […]
Paperwork in PNG is time-consuming work
The following blog is about the process and progress of paper work in Papua New Guinea. The writer says paper work in the country is time-consuming and exhausting. I am […]
Aid as a two-way street: Bill Hayden on assistance
The following blog is about aid in the Pacific. The article has a few extracts from a chapter titled “Aid – A Two-way Process?” On the occasion of Bill Hayden’s […]
Foreign officers are not the answer to PNG’s policing problems
The following article is about the idea of restoring confidence and discipline in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. The establishment of a new special police unit was also announced. […]
Scaling up access to assistive technology in the Pacific
The following blog is about the perspective of AT service provision, highlighting the importance of scaling up provision and reflecting on possibilities for the Pacific. Having worked in the assistive […]
Is climate aid to Papua New Guinea increasing?
The following blog is about the climate aid to Papua New Guinea. The author, Alyssa Leng, says there is no doubt that climate finance is urgently needed around the world. […]
Remember the Rohingya, for disease hasn’t forgotten them
The following blog is about the nightmare scenario Rohingya people living in refugee camps in Bangladesh are facing.Disease and living conditions have reached a level that is unacceptable. The nightmare […]
Public information access in the Pacific: Where do we stand?
The following blog is about having access to public information in the Pacific. The author, Mariam Mathew, says enabling citizen engagement in governance processes can help prevent wrongdoings. Papua New […]