The increase in duty on round log exports, introduced in the 2020 budget, is having a positive effect according to analysis conducted by ACT NOW!
The higher export duty has both increased government revenue and driven down the level of logs exports inline with government policy.
Papua New Guinean, Australian, and New Zealand civil society welcome ban on seabed mining in the Northern Territory
Papua New Guinea’s international corruption rating has slipped a further one-point, from 28 to 27, in the latest figures released by Transparency International.
This is bad news for the economy and a sad reflection on the state of our democracy.
By Grace Lima (Post Courier, 14 January 2021)
The campaign against deep sea mining in the Bismarck Sea by the Alliance of Solara Warriors (ASW) still continues.
Government plans to investigate public servants who are living extravagant lifestyles beyond what they should be able to afford on the salaries they are paid are welcome, but the Prime Minister will be judged on the results rather than his promises.
 
By Duncan Gabi / first published by My Land My Country
Authors: Duncan Gabi and Vernon Gawi / Project Sepik
PROJECT SEPIK CALLS ON THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER TO REFRAIN FROM PUBLISHING FAKE UNSUBSTANTIATED NEWS AND TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA FOR MISINFORMING THEM REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF FRIEDA MINE.
ACT NOW has recently received funding to expand its work in Papua New Guinea with a particular focus on the management of forest resources.
We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from well qualified and experienced practitioners and organisations interested in providing services in the following five areas:
US adds Malaysia’s Sime Darby to palm import ban list
By Lauren Moffitt / Argus Media
US customs has barred entry to raw palm oil and derived products supplied by Malaysian producer Sime Darby Plantation and affiliated entities from yesterday, citing evidence of forced labour in its production process.
Nogat Coal PNG
Today, The Pacific Climate Warriors in conjunction with the Nogat Coal Campaign, organised a protest at the AGM of Australian energy company Mayur Resources. The ASX-listed company is planning to develop a coal industry in Papua New Guinea (PNG) – including a coal-fired power station on the doorstep of Lae, the country’s second largest city. If Mayur’s plan succeeds, PNG would be the first Pacific country with a coal industry.