Parliament

Juffa: SABL...a Way to Continue Logging

On 05 Nov, 2012 By Klaireh

Source:

MORE than 11% of Papua New Guinea forests have been subject to Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL), Northern Governor Gary Juffa says.

PNG passes law to suspend judges

On 21 Mar, 2012 By Klaireh

Source: Australia Network News

Kidu steps up as one women opposition

On 29 Jan, 2012 By rait man

By Jo Chandler

AS THE only female MP in Papua New Guinea's resolutely macho 109-member Parliament, Queensland-born Dame Carol Kidu is well accustomed to running a lonely race, reports The Age.

Now she's proposing to form a one-woman opposition and - in the absence of other contenders - be recognised by the Parliament as opposition leader.

The move was compelled by her distress over the political machinations behind the short-lived military mutiny on Thursday which aimed to restore Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare as prime minister.

Environment Act amendments revoked!

On 20 Jan, 2012 By rait man

By Alexander Rheeney

Parliament-elected Prime Minister Peter O’Neill continues to up his popularity stakes when his government yesterday nullified a law which shielded resource companies from environmental damage lawsuits.

Reports from the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby indicate that the O’Neill government has revoked the 2010 amendments to PNG’s Environmental Act, which the then Somare government pushed and got parliament to pass to protect the $1.5 billion Chinese-owned Ramu nickel mine.

Has the Speaker, Jeffery Nape, misled the country?

On 06 May, 2011 By rait man

Post Courier, Editorial

Parliament will resume next Tuesday. The Members of Parliament will have resumed after a six months holiday except for the one day sitting in February to elect the Governor General.

Is Papua New Guinea heading for disaster?

On 29 Apr, 2011 By tok stret

By Patrick Seleng

The opposition has sought the Supreme court's interpretation on the number of sitting days after the speaker gagged the Parliament. About 1 year ago I wrote that the opposition's attempt to take this matter to Supreme court was a waste of time and money as Somare has outsmarted and outwitted Mekere and his opposition team. Up to now, there is no mention of this in the mainstream media, infact, this matter is given the hugest hiding.

Why do we treat them as royalty?

On 31 Mar, 2011 By Tim With 8 Comments

Worst ever Parliament and an arrogant selfish government

On 31 Mar, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By Oseah Philemon

THE current National Parliament is the “worst” Papua New Guinea has had in the last 20 years, Lae MP and deputy opposition leader Bart Philemon said yesterday. 

Speaking in support of former prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, who said the people have lost faith in PNG’s parliamentary democracy, Mr Philemon said parliament has lost its credibility and integrity because the present government has treated it with absolute contempt and disrespect. 

PNG democracy at a crossroads says former Prime Minister

On 31 Mar, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

PEOPLE have lost faith in parliamentary democracy because it’s not working as it should be and it’s not keeping the government and bureaucracy accountable, says former Prime Minster and senior statesman Sir Rabbie Namaliu.

I see our democracy, our parliamentary system, as being at the crossroads. The next election will be more critical than any since Independence. I say that because the people of Papua New Guinea, as I read them, have basically lost faith and trust in key aspects of democracy.

This Parliament - and the next?

On 20 Mar, 2011 By rait man

By James Macpherson, Eric Kwa and Ray Anere*

Crisis

Political climate change can create a political cyclone. Controversies over parliament’s election of the Governor-General, votes of no-confidence, environmental legislation, integrity of political parties, and infrequent meetings of parliament are political climate changes. Parliament risks unconstitutionality and irrelevance. This could be the cyclone.

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