High cocoa prices and a revitalised industry have resulted in a boom for Bougainville. But the long-lasting benefits will only materialise if the windfalls are saved and reinvested.
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Many people who survived the catastrophic landslide in PNG are likely to be facing serious injuries and illness, with warnings of a significant risk of disease outbreaks in the country.
Papua New Guinea is Australia’s nearest neighbour – but for many, it rarely enters their consciousness. Now is the time to show the PNG people what a good neighbour Australia can be.
Deforestation can make landslides more likely. But by itself, replanting trees isn’t enough to remove the risk.
PNG naturally has its own understanding of history, as well as today’s security environment. But we shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the second world war to the PNG-Australia relationship.
Anthony Albanese will trek the Kokoda track on Tuesday and Wednesday, before attending the Anzac Day Dawn Service. The trek is a favourite with politicians.
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
With the arrival of 39 foreign nationals in Western Australia, debate around boat arrivals has been re-ignited. What happens if you come by plane instead?
The deadly violence in Port Moresby has several triggers – but deeper answers can be found in the city’s history.
The author of a major new essay collection reflects on the shifting cultural and political realities in the Pacific, and why it remains an ‘unequal ocean’.
Three new surveys paint a mixed picture of local feelings about China. The participants did not simply ‘love China’ or ‘hate China’, but had more complicated perceptions of the country.
From the cuscus with the fancy coat, to the wallaby often sporting a single white glove, a wide variety of life evolved on island homes in the south-west Pacific.
Papua New Guinea’s relative proximity to both China and Australia could give the US a military advantage in the Pacific region.
This week has shown Australia’s partners have come to understand they cannot leave it to Australia alone to carry the democratic standard in the Pacific.
The security treaty signed last week is the logical next step in the two countries’ relationship. But Australia’s interests in PNG should remain broad-based.
Melanesia’s tropical islands are home to at least 700 species of frogs – many with tiny ranges. We must safeguard these biological treasures.
The Foreign Minister’s focus on the Pacific is already beginning to pay off with new security treaties and increased military collaboration with neighbouring Pacific nations.
Women candidates in PNG often lack support and funding, but increasing women’s political participation could lead to more equality and greater democracy
Oral histories talk about a major tectonic event 250 years ago, which changed the course of a river flowing through Lae today.
The project threatens catastrophic harm to one of the world’s most important river systems, and the people who depend on it.
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