PNG Kundu – March 2022 issue
A note to let members know that our March 2022 journal, PNG Kundu, is going to be delayed due to the flooding in northern NSW where the journal is printed. We understand the business,...
Category: News
Current Flood
Thoughts are with members, family and friends of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia who are currently experiencing the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales. Due to the volume of surface...
Joseph Watawi, Bougainville leader, dies at 61 (January 27, 1960-November 15, 2021)
Joseph Watawi – ‘Bruk lus, bruk gut, bruk steret na bruk olgeta’ ANDREW KILVERT | Sydney Morning Herald The autonomous region of Bougainville has lost a champion of independence and the father of the...
PNG In The News
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Australian Federal Court sanity over citizenship issues – at long last!
STEFAN ARMBRUSTER | SBS News | If you have a similar story, contact Stefan: stefan.armbruster@sbs.com.au Like so many Australians, when Troy went to renew his Australian passport, he was told he wasn’t a citizen....
Kicking off a little PNG power for the Olympics and Matildas!
PNG power in Aussie Matildas! 18 year old soccer sensation Mary Fowler unleashed a 20 metre strike to score a stunning extra time goal in the Matildas Olympics 4:3 win over Great Britain to...
ASEAN agriculture visa undermines Pacific Seasonal Workers Program
A new farm work visa will be offered to residents from 10 South-East Asian countries to help Australian farmers harvest their crops. These include Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Brunei...
Australian Government to roll out 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Pacific island nations
The PNG National Department of Health announced this week that Covid-19 vaccines are now available to those over 18 years in PNG. The Australian Government has also said it will roll out 15 million...
Julianne Ross Allcorn – Finalist in both the Archibald and Wynne 2021
The amazingly talented and gifted Julianne Ross Allcorn has done it again! PNGAA heartily congratulates Juli on being awarded a double finalist with the Archibald and Wynne Prizes in 2021 with her works titled...
Lesley Wengembo’s Archibald Prize 2021 entry
This is Lesley Wengembo’s latest Archibald Prize 2021 entry. The legendary Australian New Zealand actor from early Mad Max 2 and 3, Lord of the Rings etc, Bruce Spence, was his sitter. Lesley was...
Can you share your story? History Council of NSW
Would you like to share your story about your life or connection with PNG? Do you also live in NSW? The History Council of NSW hosts a program of speakers connecting them with organisations...
Thank you Sara, Roger, Jane, Lisa, Ruby, Monique, Nigel, Shaan, Lisa, Zion – to all the family!
The PNGAA has truly been blessed to have Sara Turner as Events Coordinator since 2016. Not only Sara but Roger Carroll has always been there too, along with Jane and Lisa – and Ruby...
What happened to the PNG dream? How did paradise go wrong? by Jackson Kiakari
By APR editor – April 3, 2021 COMMENT: By Jackson Kiakari in Port Moresby I am from the Papua New Guinea generation that was born in the 1980s, raised in the 1990s but neglected,...
Great Australian Medical Moments – Pt2 – Dr Michael Alpers and Kuru
ABC’s Nightlife with Suzanne Hill on 28 December 2020 featured a fascinating interview with Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy – Clinical immunologist (pioneer in a field known as mucosal immunology) and author of the forthcoming...
Gender-based violence (GBV) in PNG
Gender-based violence (GBV) in PNG Participants recently gathered and danced at the National Summit for Ending GBV. According to Human Rights Watch, nearly seven out ten women in Papua New Guinea experience rape or...
