Papua New Guinea

How Dirty money reaches Australia: Shepherd and Maladina speak out

On 24 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

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

On 23 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

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

On 17 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

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.

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

On 15 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Source: DEVPOLICY BLOG

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

On 15 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

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

On 10 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

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.

New radio advertisement targets PM to push on cancelation of fraudulent leases

On 05 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

A new radio advertisement calling for an end to illegal SABL logging is hitting the airwaves in PNG.

This advert is sponsored by ACT NOW! and is currently playing on the popular YumiFM radio station.

Stop the SABL land grab now!!

Fraudulent agricultural leases have been used to steal over 5 million hectares of forest from customary owners. That is over 10% of PNG's total land area.

"When will the PM Peter O'Neill revoke the leases and stop the SABLs?"

MP's join the campaign against illegal land grabbing

On 03 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Whilst customary landowners continue a struggling fight to keep and retain their land from cronie investors, members of parliament begin to realise the plight of people in thier provinces, and the peak of land grabbing in Papua New Guinea.

It is great to see and read that members of parliament are joining the campaign against illegal land grabbing.

Group: Review Indonesia’s membership

On 02 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

#WP4MSG. Photo courtesy of West Papua Action Network.

Source: The National

A group representing West Papua people has called on the Government to review its decision to invite Indonesia as an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Polye wants anti-rot body set-up hastened

On 02 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Opposition leader, Don Polye wants answers on the delay in set-up of ICAC. Why is the Prime Minister not prioritising to rid corruption?

Where is the K20 million if there is no Task Force Sweep?

Opposition leader, Don Polye. Picture courtesy of fijitv.