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Very intriguing analysis of impact of remittances on receiver nations. Unfortunately political attributes seem to contributing handsomely to migration of skilled human resources and the richer or major political/ economic power players in the gain from freely trained skilled work force that fill skill shortages in these developed nations. However, the ultimate buck stops at the leaders of nations who train people but fail to create conducive environments to satisfy the needs of the very people needed to build the nation. Sad, but fact of life. Unless there is a mutual desire to cultivate a sense of commitment with appropriately attractive socio-economic environment that is also politically conducive, the trend will continue and smaller nations will still suffer degradation.

It offers a profound glimpse of humanity from a humanitarian perspective, especially toward the world's most neglected people. It's truly commendable to witness this genuine essence of compassion, particularly in the hearts of young people.

To ensure fairness and transparency in the RSE worker selection process, the recruitment and bridge of connection should be open to all citizens. Establishing registration centers in each province and district, free from political influence, could help achieve this goal. A decentralized, community-driven approach could reduce corruption and favoritism. Online registration and selection processes could also increase accessibility and fairness. The Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) system should be investigated for any malpractices and reformed to prioritize merit-based selection. Key recommendations: - Open recruitment to all citizens - Decentralize registration and selection processes - Implement online registration and selection - Investigate LMU system for corruption and favoritism - Prioritize merit-based selection - Promote direct recruitment agents with pre-established relationships with contractors - Increase transparency in worker selection criteria and processes - Establish clear grievance mechanisms for workers and applicants - Provide training and support for local recruitment agencies and agents - Regularly review and audit the LMU system to prevent corruption and ensure fairness

It would probably be fair to accept that this as a relations building exercise leveraging a common passion for RL and the hype associated with the NRL. However, comments BTL speak a grim truth. If any real good is to come from participation in the NRL it might just be increased exposure to the realities of life in a country of 12 million who share a border with Australia.

We have no running water, no medicine in the hospitals, no proper basic services. Who needs a footy team. I have the Canterbury Bulldogs

The subject about NRL is driven from the very TOP, but down side is the 600 Million investment, question is it viable for our people at this point in time?

Rugby has never brought changes to PNG and settles grudges against tribal communities. It only creates opportunities for the fortunate ones while almost 95% of PNGs population do not access to infrastructure and development. What a waste of A$ 600 million just on Rugby. Thank you.

The 600 million amount that will only benefit the team not all Papua New Guineas which currently PNG is buying poverty in advance which this amount of money should be invested into agricultural purposes instead of purchasing poverty. As the saying goes put your money where your mouth is.

90% of the total population of PNG are poor subsistence farmers who live off the land relying on subsistence agriculture. This 90% population survives on a K2 to K5 daily. Can PNG and Australian Government devise a working plan on putting the K600 million to where this bulk of the populace is to strategically bring them out of poverty. K600 million for 30 professional rugby league players or K600 million for 90% population (9 million) of Papua New Guineans??

There's no future in rugby for PNG, for instance only the fortunate ones that make their way to the top will benefit from the 600million dollars, what about those unfortunate ones, will they be able to benefit from such funds. The answer to that I'd definitely NO! It's best the funds are utilized in school fees, road links and other infrastructural development that some part of PNG still needs. Thank You

Hi Peter, Ethical clearance for the survey was obtained from UPNG. It is very important to give students and young people and people in general voice. Other countries have much more elaborate programs to survey the opinions of students and young people. See for example in the US, the Harvard Public Opinion Project (https://iop.harvard.edu/programs/harvard-public-opinion-project-hpop). Regards, Stephen.

Thank you for sharing this, Graham. It's brilliant.