Model of Development

Foreign owned mining companies not good corporate citizens

On 16 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Foreign owned mining companies operating in PNG are abusing our hospitality and trust by failing to pay any corporate tax.

Companies like Barrick Gold, Newcrest Mining and Harmony Gold make millions of dollars from their "World Class" gold, copper and silver mining in PNG.

Critical Analysis of Papua New Guinea Vision 2050

Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL)

SABL: A Form of Customary Land Theft

Indigenous foods for a healthy Pacific

On 25 Jan, 2016 By ACTNOW

Land has always been a priority for all Pacific island families. It is our identity and sustains our livlihood. Part of that importance is that our land is able to provide a nutritious diet for healthy living. If we want to live long and healthy lives we need to reject imported foods with their high fat and sugar content and get back to eating what we can grow....

Source: Stella blog

Violence, corruption and impunity: Longstanding problems for police

On 06 Jan, 2016 By ACTNOW

Dr Kristian Lasslett

Preparing for War... A CALL TO ARMS

On 28 Dec, 2015 By ACTNOW

Gary Juffa

Today we are besieged. The so called elites in power who do the bidding of the pirates that control our resources are fast selling PNG off, neither protecting nor promoting PNG interests.

Just walk into any business and ask yourself how is PNG protected here? A few genuine businesses and investors struggle while a many are merely here as vultures to take what they can while they can.

Submission to the United Nations for Papua New Guinea's Universal Periodic Review

On 21 Nov, 2015 By ACTNOW

In April next year Papua New Guinea will appear before the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva to explain its human rights record.

ACT NOW! has made a submission to the UN that focuses on the PNG government's very poor record on land grabbing, illegal logging and experimental seabed mining.