Model of Development

Australian Company Accused of Spruiking Unnecessary Coal Power Project in PNG

On 22 Sep, 2020 By ACTNOW

Source: Jubilee Australia / CELCOR

A new report from CELCOR and the Jubilee Australia Research Centre has raised significant concerns about a proposal from an ASX listed Australian energy company, Mayur Resources, to build the Pacific’s first coal-fired power station in Papua New Guinea,

Brisbane-based Mayur Resources,, plans to build a 52MW coal-fired power station sited at Lae wharf, within the city limits, in PNG’s second largest city.

Opposition grows to dumping mine waste at sea

On 09 Sep, 2020 By ACTNOW

Source: Radio New Zealand

Opposition to the disposal of mining waste in the ocean is growing in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province.

Companies behind the proposed Wafi-Golpu gold and copper mine near Lae plan to pump mine tailings into the Huon Gulf, a process they call Deep Sea Tailings Displacement (DSTD).

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Time to Root Out the Rot in PNG Logging

On 28 Aug, 2020 By ACTNOW

Editorial: Post Courier August 25th 2020

Last week we applauded the government efforts through a joint effort that uncovered illegal workers and unregistered equipment in a logging operation in PNG’s Northern Province.

In fact, our exact phrase was to urge the PNG Government to “deal decisively with foreigners who do not respect our laws”.

The Impact of COVID- 19 on Papua New Guinea's Urban Poor

On 30 Jul, 2020 By ACTNOW

By Cathy Tukne

On the eve of the national State of Emergency (SOE) shut down, little did informal vendors know how this sudden decision would snap their daily livelihoods. While the SOE was a crucial measure to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the restrictions imposed had a devastating impact on the majority of urban people whose livelihoods are strongly linked to informal economic activities.

 The battle against ‘environmental terrorists’ destroying PNG

On 20 Jul, 2020 By ACTNOW

The battle against the ‘environmental terrorists’ destroying Papua New Guinea

Source: Independent

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Papua New Guinea chiefs call for halt to plan for country's largest ever mine

On 18 Jun, 2020 By ACTNOW

Source: The Guardian, 18 June 2020

'Locals say the Sepik river region must be protected from ‘exploitation and destruction from outsiders’'

Locals protest against mine at PNG’s Sepik river region. Photograph: Project Sepik

Chiefs from 28 haus tambarans – “spirit houses” – representing 78,000 people along Papua New Guinea’s remote Sepik river have formally declared they want a proposal for the country’s largest ever mine halted.

We had systems that worked. Why did we abandon them?

On 02 Jun, 2020 By ACTNOW

Source: Scott Waide / My Land My Country

We have to get this right if we are to thrive in this country: The quality of transport infrastructure – especially roads and bridges – determines the price of food. Apart from consumption, this single factor influences the rate of supply and demand to a large extent.

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