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Tonga and His Majesty’s Armed Forces: A military made for peace
Tonga is a unique country in many regards. It is illegal to exercise or do chores on Sundays and every Tongan high school has a brass band. Tonga was also the only Pacific country to avoid being colonised. But Tonga’s military – with only 590 personnel including support staff, and today one of only three sovereign militaries in the Pacific – was not set up to deter potential aggressors from attack or to project power. Tonga’s military instead serves as an arm for peace and diplomacy.
The PEV ballot: a stand-out success with two exceptions
Information on the number of registrations for the ballot for Australia’s new Pacific Engagement Visa has been released. 56,127 people across the Pacific applied for the visa by registering for the ballot. Demand for the PEV was highest in Fiji, where there were 102 ballot registrations -- or primary applicants -- for every visa (Figure 1). Tonga took second place, with 37 primary applicants for each visa, and Timor-Leste was in third spot with 23 per visa.
Hidden contributions of ODA: the Australian Volunteer Program
Attitudes towards the Australian government’s foreign aid spending have always fluctuated. Yet most Australians support the idea of aid, especially within the Asia-Pacific region, and this support is fortified by a genuine commitment to Australia’s being a good humanitarian neighbour, not just to aid that serves Australia’s national interests. At the same time, the cost-effectiveness of aid spending relative to other priorities remains important to both taxpayers and policymakers.
Pacific labour mobility: let’s talk about sex
Improving the wellbeing of people engaged in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is a priority for the Australian Government. Despite this, significant barriers remain for PALM participants in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and information, including support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
PNG’s progress since independence: 3 out of 10
This is an edited excerpt from the 2024 PNG Update opening address, delivered at the University of Papua New Guinea on 21 August 2024. A recording of the full address may be viewed here. In 1975, we were fused into one nation and merged over 1,000 tribes, the most diverse nation on the face of planet Earth. There is no other nation like ours which speaks over 800 languages. Those languages each have their own matching cultural and ethnic structures.
Tax misinformation fuels PNG disorder
WHAT WAS CLAIMED Papua New Guinea residents on K20,000 a year will receive less take-home pay because the dependant tax rebates have been discontinued. OUR VERDICT False. There will be no change in their take-home pay as they are under the tax-free threshold. A mysterious post is spreading on social media following the deadly riots and looting in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Tax misinformation fuels PNG disorder
A mysterious post is spreading on social media following the deadly riots and looting in Papua New Guinea (PNG). At the time of writing more than 23 people are dead and dozens injured following unrest in the capital Port Moresby and second-largest city Lae. The violence broke out on Wednesday after some public servants, including the police, discovered their fortnightly pay packets were short by up to K300 (AU$120).
Tax misinformation fuels PNG disorder
A mysterious post is spreading on social media following the deadly riots and looting in Papua New Guinea (PNG). At the time of writing more than 23 people are dead and dozens injured following unrest in the capital Port Moresby and second-largest city Lae. The violence broke out on Wednesday after some public servants, including the police, discovered their fortnightly pay packets were short by up to K300 (AU$120).
La France mise sur l’adaptation climatique pour maintenir son influence dans le Pacifique
Barbancourt le rhum des connaisseurs « Le Pacifique devient probablement pour longtemps le théâtre essentiel de notre destin à nous, les hommes. » Nous sommes le 6 septembre 1966 et les mots sont ceux du président Charles de Gaulle en visite aux Nouvelles-Hébrides franco-britanniques, devenues Vanuatu indépendant en 1980. <p class="article__paragraph ">Près de soixante ans plus tard, Emmanuel Macron adhère au même discours.
USA oraz Papua-Nowa Gwinea zacieśniają więzi
Premier Papui-Nowej Gwinei James Marape poinformował dziś o planach podpisania dwóch ważnych umów ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi. Na ich mocy amerykańcy żołnierze mają zyskać dostęp do portów i lotnisk tego kraju. Ogłoszenie to padło kilka dni przed planowaną wizytą prezydent USA Joe Bidena, która ostatecznie została jednak odwołana.
Research team taken hostage in Papua New Guinea
A larger group was initially taken captive but some local guides have since been released, according to reports.It is unclear exactly how many people remain held, but Australian news outlets put the number at four or five.Five Mymensingh war criminals jailed unto death PM seeks UN support to relocate Rohingyas to Bhashanchar Mirza Fakhrul admitted to hospital PM confers Ekushey Padak 2023 Probe committee formed over Gulshan fire Several researchers including local academics and an Australian...
Australian archaeologist kidnapped in Papua New Guinea
An Australian archaeologist and several others have been kidnapped for ransom in Papua New Guinea, the country's prime minister said Monday, warning the armed captors "there is no place to hide." 20th February 2023 Kindly share this story: An Australian archaeologist and several others have been kidnapped for ransom in Papua New Guinea, the country’s prime minister said Monday, warning the armed captors “there is no place to hide.” Police and government officials said a group including...
Australian academic taken hostage in Papua New Guinea
p p The group was doing fieldwork in remote Papua New Guinea when he was held at gunpoint by 20 men. p p Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape confirmed in a press conference several people, including an Australian, had been taken hostage."Unfortunately as of last night one Australian as well as a couple of Papua New Guineans were taken hostage in the middle of the Southern Highlands," Marape said." Marape confirmed negotiations are underway and he is "prayerful" he will get them out.
Australian university professor taken hostage in highlands of Papua New Guinea, World News
#Papua New Guinea #Australia #hostage #Safety February 20, 2023 published at 3:42 AM Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape speaks at the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, US on Sep 24, 2021.Reuters file SYDNEY — An Australian university professor has been taken hostage in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea's prime minister has confirmed.The Australian man is an...
James Marape and Scott Morrison. By the end of June both may be out of a job MICHAEL KABUNI | Academia Nomad PORT MORESBY - Australia and Papua New Guinea head to the polls - in May and June respectively - and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and his PNG counterpart James Marape risk losing their grip on power. If PNG appoints a new prime minister, it will be our fourth since 2002. If Australia gets a new PM, it will be it sixth over the same period.
Today marks 18 months since James Marape elected as PNG Prime Minister
Today marks 18 months since James Marape elected as PNG Prime Minister By James Marape Today marks 18 months since 101 MPs voted me in as our country’s Prime Minister in a Parliament of equals. I knew the road ahead was not easy, especially when I had knowledge of the challenges our country was facing in economy, in service delivery, law and order and other crucial issues like the long outstanding Bougainville issues.
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