Sel Kambang and Andapen
Part ONE • BAKA BINA This story is my take on listening to my father talk about self-government with other men in the village and his play on the words sel gavaman/sel kambang and...
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Independence Day, Goroka 1975
Trevor Freestone I was an education officer in Papua New Guinea from 1964 to 1975. My postings included Ambunti in the East Sepik District, Pagei in the Sandaun (West Sepik) Province and Bena Bena...
Thoughts on Papua New Guinea’s 50 Years as an Independent Country
Garrett Roche Independence Day in Mt Hagen, 1975 I remember Independence Day 1975 in Mt Hagen. I had been in the country since 1970, based in the Western Highlands and I had some grasp...
Lawyers, Milestones or Millstones for the Rule of Law in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea: a memoir
Part ONE • Paul Munro AM In July 1961 I became one of the last ‘permanent’ officers appointed to the PNG Administration—as Legal Officer. At 85, I am among the last survivors of the...
Prime Minister Marape’s New Year & Australia Day Messages
As Papua New Guinea approaches 2025, the year marking 50 years of independence, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape issued a heartfelt message to the nation, urging every citizen to unite and work together for...
Papua New Guinea’s Road to Independence
1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on behalf of Queen Victoria, that part of New Guinea and adjacent islands lying between...
Australia and Papua New Guinea – The significance of WWI and WWII
As its nearest neighbor, Australia’s task has been complex but tackled with positive determination and enthusiasm. Pre-independence PNG was developed by the Australian Administration, by private enterprise and by the missions. Australia also fought...
PNG’s 50th Anniversary of Independence
50th Anniversary of PNG Independence – 16 September 2025 On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia. The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia (PNGAA) looks forward...
MEMORIAL NEWS
2025—50th Anniversary of PNG Independence: How will Australia Acknowledge This? Not many Australians would have a good understanding of Australia’s history in PNG. This is because this history is not taught in schools. Many...
PNG IN THE NEWS
PNG’s National Rugby League Bid PNG is reportedly set to join the NRL as its 19th team in 2028, following a $600 million expansion deal backed by the Australian federal government. While not yet...
LETTERS & REVIEWS
Memories of PNG A friend showed me the March 2023 edition of PNG Kundu, and I found it very interesting. Both my uncle, Bob Cole, and brother, Jim Sinclair, happened to be mentioned in...
PNGAA REPORT
Management Committee Update PNGAA 74th Annual General Meeting 2025 The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia (PNGAA) require elections for the PNGAA Management Committee. Please see the notice to...
From Cannibalism to Crocodiles
Daryl Binning OAM, ACS …. Missionaries to mud men, kudus to Kokoda, lap laps to lakatois—just some of the topics discussed by wantoks at the August luncheon meeting of the Western Australian branch of...
Jumbo on Parade
JOHN BARNES OAM In 1973, the South Pacific Brewery in Lae, where I was working at the time, set about hiring Jumbo, an Asian elephant from an Australian animal park and bringing it to...
