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PNG commends West Papua's admission to Melanesian Spearhead Group

Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 26/06/2015 - 10:12

MSG has finally opened doors for West Papua giving the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) rights to sit on the MSG balcony as observers.

West Papuans waiting result of thier Application submitted to become member of the MSG. Photo credit: Constantinopel Ruhukail

Source: PNG Today

How Dirty money reaches Australia: Shepherd and Maladina speak out

Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 24/06/2015 - 12:59

A special investigation on Dateline reveals senior lawyers detailing how to avoid detection when laundering money into Australia and beyond.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Dirty Money How corrupt PNG cash is reaching Australian Current Affairs Dateline SBS

National Census Report 2011

Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 23/06/2015 - 14:34

For those of you who have'nt got a copy of the Ntional Census Report 2011, click on the document below to have a read.

Is education a magic bullet for addressing corruption? Insights from Papua New Guinea

Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 17/06/2015 - 12:32

Education is said to be a tool to address corruption in PNG. However, our education system is in dire strait with numerous issues to address as institutional corruption is a reality for PNG.

Indonesia's second biggest palm oil company stops clearing of rain forests

Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 16/06/2015 - 12:22

Picture: Forest Hereos

Source: Rainforest Foundation Norway

Rainforest Foundation Norway and the Forest Hereos alliance welcome an announcement of an immediate moratorium on forest clearance by Astra Agro Lestari, the large Indonesian palm oil company connected to mandarin Oriental Hotels.

Australia's stance on corruption - will all roads lead to Nauru (and Manus)?

Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 15/06/2015 - 14:16

Source: DEVPOLICY BLOG

PNG given more time to squander taxpayers money on experimental seabed mining

Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 15/06/2015 - 13:42

PNG has already squandered $117 million valuable taxpayers money on Solwara 1, Canadian mining company Nautilus is still hoping for more...

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Nautilus and State Nominee Agree to Extend Option Exercise Date

Nautilus | Market Watch

On the rise: Morobe's people driven cooperatives

Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 10/06/2015 - 12:22

Gold and silver will give you money but nothing is richer than the happiness that comes without damaging the environment that sustains you. Agricultural has always been the best method of sustaining our families, providing cash incomes and driving economic growth.

Moreover, we can do it ourselves, we are experts of our own land. No wonder these people look far happier than those poor souls at Porgera.

Anti-seabed mining campaigners launch petition

Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 09/06/2015 - 15:57

Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust chairman Haimona Maruera Jnr, left, chief executive Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and environmental manager Graham Young during the EPA hearing into seabed mining last year

The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative in Papua New Guinea: Just more corporate greenwashing?

Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 09/06/2015 - 09:49

Papua New Guinea has recently signed up to the international Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, but is EITI a good thing for the people impacted by the oil gas and mining industries? Or is EITI just another form of corporate green washing?