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5000 Australian Firms in PNG: Turnbull

5000 Australian firms in PNG: Turnbull Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says almost 5000 Australian businesses and companies are operating in Papua New Guinea and two-way trade between the two countries is valued at...

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ACCPN Update by Paul Munro

Australian Community Centre for Pacific Nations PNGAA and others interested are awaiting decisions by the Harbour Trust and the NSW National Parks (NPWS) about whether the Draft Management Plan for the Middle Head/ASOPA precinct...

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A proposed Kiap Memorial Scholarship

As foreshadowed in a previous post in the PNGAA’s Una Voce and on the exkiap forum, a submission has been forwarded by the President of the PNGAA to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and...

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ACCPN Update by Andrea Williams and Paul Munro

Australian Community Centre for Pacific Nations PNGAA’s proposal for an Australian Community Centre for Pacific Nations, (ACCPN) thus far has been given only support by those most directly responsible. Draft Management Plans for the...

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HEBOU PNG Barramundis By Patrick Bourke

I recently watched the PNG national cricket team, the HEBOU PNG Barramundis, batting at Hurstville Oval, Sydney, during the 50 over match on Sunday 12 February 2017. They were playing a NSW Second XI...

PNG Visas for Australians

Sir Peter Barter, Chair of the Madang Visitors and Cultural Bureau, took up the issue of  PNG Visas for Australians with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rimbik Pato, at the opening of the Cairns...

PNG defines marriage age

The revised Lukautim Pikinini Act will enforce the legal marriage age of 18 years in PNG. It will be illegal for people under 18 to marry under the new law. Constitutional Law Reform Commission...

Melanesian Airlines Agreement

The Melanesian airlines of PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have signed a partnership agreement which is now in force. Under the Memorandum of Understanding the three airlines will share promotion and sales and introduce...