New MPs undergo induction programme

PARLIAMENT held this week a five-day induction programme for newly-elected MPs.
Acting Clerk to Parliament Kala Aufa said 53 MPs, including a few of the returning ones, attended.
On the first day, parliament management and staff briefed the MPs on the parliamentary services, including the chamber and administration.
There were also presentations by the Ombudsman Commission, Constitutional Law Reform Commission and Transparency International.
Various government departments and representatives of the business community also addressed the MPs.
Yesterday, the MPs toured the PNG LNG processing site at Papa Lealea.
Today, development partners, led by the Foreign Affairs Department, will address the MPs.