Sir John Guise warned Australia thirty years ago that a Westminster style of government was not suitable for Papua New Guinea and that instability would result if Australia went ahead and imposed its will on PNG.

In a remarkable television interview that can be watched below, Guise warned that having a strong centralized power as Canberra wanted and eventually imposed would lead to abuse, exactly as we are seeing now with the Prime Minister able to manipulate events to suit his own personal interests.

"What is good for Australia is not necessarily good for Papua New Guinea" said Sir John Guise.

He warned that we should have a system of government that is suitable to our needs in order to create political stability.

Sir John said that if we were forced by Australia to follow a Westminster style of government and political instability follows then Australia would be to blame

He cautioned that we need a system of government where power is removed from the centre to the outside, with responsibility and autonomy delegated to Provincial authorities.