Dear ACT NOW! Member
It has been an important week in the campaign to reign in rampant corruption and ensure our MPs put the people ahead of their own selfish interests and those of foreign companies.
On Tuesday many thousands of people took to the streets in Port Moresby and Lae in peaceful demonstrations against government plans to weaken the powers of the Ombudsman Commission.
The public campaign against the changes has had an immediate impact with the Opposition now declaring it will no longer support the amendments and the government postponing any further discussion of the Bill in this sitting of Parliament.
Solidarity within government has also started to fracture with Attorney General Dr Allan Marat being forced to quit after voicing the peoples concerns not only about the Bill but also the impacts of the LNG projects and the new Ramu and Solwara mines.
Congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the campaign so far, but we all know much bigger challenges lie ahead and we must all encourage others to get involved.
New blog posts this week
If you haven't already read the new blog articles added this week then you can follow the links below.
- Have your say on the crisis facing PNG
- Campaigners human rights challenged by government and mining company in public forum
- Real leadership needed as Papua New Guinea in African Tube
- PNG lawyers implicated in false claims costing many millions
Please take a few moments to add your comments at the end of the articles as sharing ideas and debating the issues is an important step towards finding effective solutions and encourages others to get involved
New stories added this week
There have also been some interesting new stories added this week. Again, please follow the links below and when you have read the stories add your thoughts and ideas in the comments box
- Carbon Trading
- PNG on the brink of becoming a Failed State
- Like father like son? Just give me the money!
- MPs have let us all down
Although things can seem very bleak at times the are plenty of reasons to believe we CAN make a difference and contribute to making our beautiful country a safe and prosperous one for our children.
Thank you for being part of ACT NOW!
The ACT NOW team
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