Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc.
Where the Australia-PNG history, heritage & community comes together
The 50 Years of Independence Community Day in Canberra is a collaboration between the National Archives of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the National Library. Start your day at National Archives of...
From the President Honouring the voices that carry our history, our culture, our spirit, and inspire us to reach further, is a theme reflected in celebrations acknowledging Papua New Guinea’s 50th Anniversary of Independence...
Australia and Papua New Guinea share a deep historical and contemporary relationship, highlighted by the warm respect between peoples from both countries who have shared the journey to independence and beyond. The PNGAA embraces...
Australia’s national day was on 26 January. It’s a day where we take the opportunity to understand where we’ve been so that we can shape where we want to go. On Australia Day, we...
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025 Time: 11.30am Where: Norths Club, Ken Irvine Room Address: 12 Abbott St, Cammeray NSW 2062 Cost: $88 RSVP: By 12 November 2025 This special luncheon will round out PNG’s...
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia invites you to a Canberra Dinner to Celebrate 50 Years of Independence This is an opportunity to gather together...
Anthea Matley—part two Returning to Port Moresby in 2018 During dinner that evening in Port Moresby, the hotel manager, an Australian, approached us. Average height, with grey curly hair and wearing a grey uniform...
Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) are designed to promote knowledge and leadership, and enduring ties between Australia and PNG. The scholarships aim to build a qualified workforce, fill critical human resource gaps, and...
Theresa Meki Papua New Guinea will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an independent nation in September 2025. This momentous milestone will undoubtedly be marked by jubilant celebrations. However, it also prompts reflection on the...
PNGAA is delighted that His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, and his delightful wife, are visiting Sydney from Canberra for this year’s annual gathering for the association – the...
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...
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...
PAPUAN CITIZENSHIP by Laurie Le Fevre First published in Una Voce, Issue 1, March 2007 A question was raised in the last edition of Una Voce about Papuan citizenship before (or even post) independence...
Help wanted for compilation of book material – Grateful for copies of photographs and words on personal recollections of working in one of the Government agencies that have over the past few decades morphed...
Date: 21 February 2024 Where: Air Force Memorial Estate, 2 Bull Creek Drive, BULL CREEK WA 6149 Time: 1130 – 1530 Our guests will be the Executive of the PNG Association of Western Australia...
