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Thank you Christopher.🙏🏽 The bitter fruits of adversaries today is caused by the "1989 Porgera SML Agreement" signed between the PNG Government, The 24 SML Landowner Agents and PJV-Placer Dome. The main negotiation team that brought all parties together to sign the MOU was lead by Mr Kurubu Ipara and Mr Johnathan Paraia. In actual fact the Porgera Gold Mine Agreement was a blunder and lead all Ipili people to suffer the outcomes today. Even the illegal mining known today is another failure caused by the agreement signed in 1989, as well as the human rights abuses and environment degradation issues, which is well known as the "Porgera Gold Mine Legacy Issues" today. The PNG National Government must bring the main negotiators who are still alive today to discuss the 1989 Porgera Gold Mine Agreement and compare to the new agreement to make slight changes from bottom-up level perspective. A proper dialogue system must be established to discuss all Porgera Gold Mine issues. The PNG Mining Act must be drafted and must be compliance to the United Nations Guiding Principles On Business and Human Rights.

I'm from Papua new Guinea and I am really interested please keep me updated

I cannot find the online link for the PEV help please

Hi ,can I apply from my country? I'm traveling to Australia next month for a job.

The regulations also require that applicants have complied with their previous visa conditions. 192.213. Applicants that have previously breached their conditions will not be eligible.

Only if he has comparative thinking to overcome National fiscal policy that is giving priority to the politicians to become major stakeholders to the Porgera Mine. For instance, 51% of ownership is mainly by politicians. From 51%, there should be a different long-term investment fund to cater for next 20 -50 years time. Because, I don't think PDDA or PDA's trust account can sustain development for Porgera Payala in the future. Such long-term investment fund should be checked by external auditors every year as mentioned by Andrew Anton Mako above. Through this long-term investment, Porgera Payala and Enga Province would have economic prosperity in near future. Please, let's do away with these politicians who are becoming main shareholders but have no long-term investment plans.

Thanks Anna. The Griffiths Asia blog put up the longer study of the proposed Vanuatu legislation at https://blogs.griffith.edu.au/asiainsights/some-thoughts-on-the-proposed-vanuatu-party-laws/.

Yes, provided you are from one of the participating countries, definitely. The potential list of participating countries is in the article. Most countries are expected to participate, but not necessarily all. We'll definitely provide an update when the list of participating countries is known.

Hi Richard, Thank you for your comments. Unfortunatley, until the LMU (PNG specific data) or DWER publishes more recent PALM data then the links that Ryan has provided in his response to you are the most current figures for now.

Hi, can I apply from my country? Not from within Australia?

Hi Ryan, Thanks for joining in on data matters. The additional references you have given me are very useful and give me better data than what I have been able to find. I am doing some work for the Department of Health in PNG and its concern about losing qualified nurses and health care workers to labour mobility schemes. DFAT has provided data which is much lower than the figures provided in the blogs which look so much more reliable. I am still interested in the sources of the data though for reference purposes. Where are you finding the data? I can use the blogs for reference purposes but is there a database that people are accessing?

Hi Michael, Those are very good points. From what I understand either more "ballot winners" will be announced than there are visa places AND/OR visa shortfalls will be made up the following year by an increased number of visas. I agree with you that the post-selection criteria will not be easy to meet. The pre-selection criteria won't be easy and I encourage anyone thinking of applying for the PEV to apply for a passport now. Regards Stephen