In this third post in a three-part series focusing on subnational government financing in PNG, I look at governance arrangements for provinces, districts and local-level governments (LLGs). Governance around subnational government finances in PNG has been lacking. The last provincial audit...
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Subnational government spending in PNG
In a previous post, I discussed how provincial revenue in PNG has performed over time, how inequitably it is distributed, and how inadequate it is given aspirations for provincial autonomy. Here I discuss how subnational government — provincial, district and local level government (LLG)...
Uncertainty surrounds PNG’s local government elections
In August 2024, Papua New Guinea will conduct local level government (LLG) elections. The government has announced that voters will elect LLG presidents directly. Only once before, in 2013, have LLG presidents previously been elected directly. Usually, presidents are elected by ward councillors...
Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in PNG
On International Women’s Day 2024, we bring you an edited extract from Dr Pamela Toliman’s contribution to the 2024 Ruth Bishop Address, presented annually by the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security within the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I want to start by saying...
Self-discovery through education
I grew up on Nubia plantation in the heart of Hansa Bay, Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Both my...
Provincial revenue in PNG: inequitable, volatile and stagnant
Papua New Guinea’s provinces raise their own revenue to help fund the services they deliver. Though...
Safety in Port Moresby: citizens’ perceptions
Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, is known to many as one of the most dangerous...
Nobody wins in a tribal fight
As a companion to today’s article on armed conflict in the PNG Highlands, and with the...
Stop the see-saw: how to address conflict in the PNG Highlands
A question commonly asked about the inter-group conflict currently occurring in the PNG Highlands...
The paradox of empowerment: gender norms and intimate partner...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global scourge, with nearly one in three women experiencing...