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Call for Australia to act over illegal PNG logging

On 10 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Eddie Paine Tanago, ACTNOW and Paul Pavol, Land owner, Pomio

Source: Radio New Zealand

A Papua New Guinea NGO is accusing Australia of being the largest beneficiary of illegal logging and exploitation of PNG's rainforests.

Act Now's comments come as Australia prepares to host an Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Sydney this week.

Australia the largest single beneficiary from PNG rainforest destruction

On 07 Nov, 2014 By Tim

Australia is the largest single beneficiary of rampant and unsustainable logging and land grabbing in Papua New Guinea, according to leading community activist group, ACT NOW!

Mining companies under investigation for payments to politician

On 06 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

The company said it disclosed the matter to the AFP on July 30 and that it continued to cooperate with the AFP's investigation.

Solomon Islands payments under investigation

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Payments made by miners Allied Gold and St Barbara to a Solomon Islands' government official are being investigated by the Australian Federal Police.

State Crime and resistance in the South Pacific: Uncovering a denied history

On 02 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

During a fiery Senate Estimates hearing in Australia earlier this year, a senior official from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was asked by Senator Lee Rhiannon if she was aware of significant evidence on Australian state criminality published in the British Journal of Criminology.

Australians Green washing the mining industry in PNG

On 02 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Gender and Mining Symposium in Papua New Guinea

Source: PNG Mine Watch

IM4DC, in collaboration with The University of Queensland (UQ) and The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) recently presented a gender and mining symposium and workshop in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Momis-Australian Economic Pact and Bougainville's Future

On 10 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

source: PNG Mine Watch

The Momis-Australian economic pact developed since 2010 was sealed through the Mining Bill when it passed through Bougainville's parliament. According to its salesman this economic strategy will bring independence, jobs, money, and happiness.

But there is not one exampleto back up their claims. On the other hand we know from Bougainville's own history, and we know from the history of ex-colonial countries from around the world - still under the hoof of foreign powers - what will emerge.

New hopes for Papuan Independence

On 09 Oct, 2013 By Tim

Source: Sky News

West Papuans battling for independence have new hope after recent events propelled their deadly but usually hidden struggle into the global spotlight.

Risky activist ventures undertaken by pro-independence organisations have made headlines in Australia and Indonesia in the past months, especially three young West Papuans who jumped the fence of Australia's Bali consulate as world leaders including Prime Minister Tony Abbott arrived for an APEC meeting.

Australian mining companies fall short on gaining consent from the world’s Indigenous peoples: report by Oxfam Australia

On 17 May, 2013 By Klaireh

Source: Oxfam Australia

The vast majority of Australian mining, oil and gas companies have no clear public commitment to gain the consent of Indigenous peoples before commencing projects on their land, according to a new report.

AusAID: K1.1bil Well Spent

On 18 Apr, 2013 By Klaireh

See the irony?

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Source: The National By MALUM NALU

AUSAID deputy director-general James Batley says the A$490 million (K1.1 billion) in its 2013 budget for Papua New Guinea is being well spent.

The Art of Diplomacy

On 16 Jan, 2013 By Klaireh

Diplomacy. People associate the word with foreign policy, international relations, economic ties and men and women in business attire, shaking hands, signing agreements and university degree holders.

Such an elaborate sounding word, when really it’s the simple art of negotiating. “I have something you want and you have something I want so let us sit down, have a chat and impress and try to woo each other!” and at the end of it the better negotiator will have the better end of the bargain.

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