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LNG project is hurting PNG economy - new report

On 30 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

Source: Jubilee Australia

A new report on the economy of Papua New Guinea shows that despite predictions of a widespread economic boost from the ExxonMobil PNG LNG project, on most economic indicators the economy has actually gone backwards relative to predictions.

A Hole in the System

On 01 May, 2015 By ACTNOW

Opencast coal mining in England. Photo courtesy of The Guardian

Source: Monbiot.com

The outrageous, untold story of how big business dumps its costs on us.

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 29^thApril 2015

Nautilus Petition gets 7,980 signatures

On 15 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

An online campaign to collect signatures to petition against Canadian-based Nautilus Minerals for the undersea mining operation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has today reached 7,980 , just 20 shy of the target which is 8,000.

Time is right for a different development path

On 05 Jul, 2011 By Effrey

Papua New Guinean's faces a vitally important choice. Should we continue to implement an imported and failed model of development, which is based on unrestrained capitalism, or return to our roots, rediscover our National Goals and follow a more Melanesian development path?

Papua New Guinea's poor still waiting for a fair share

On 30 Jun, 2011 By rait man

By Brian Thomson

Thirty-six years after the people of Papua New Guinea gained the right to govern themselves they are still waiting on a government that gives them a fair share of the country's considerable resources.  

"We have so much need for basic government services in the midst of the all mines, all the riches being extracted from our land," says Ombudsman John Toguata.

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