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From Rosemary Green on Anthony Clunies-Ross: contributor to the common good
What a remarkable man. Vale Anthony Clunies-Ross.
From Tess Newton Cain on Joe Hockey on aid on Q&A
Papua New Guinea has made numerous pledges in the last few years, particularly to other Melanesian countries but also to the Pacific region as a whole.
From Stephen Howes on Joe Hockey on aid on Q&A
PNG and Timor both run aid programs. Vietnam provides aid, at least to Laos.
From Garth Luke on Joe Hockey on aid on Q&A
I wonder what this means:
The Treasurer then argued that we were sending aid to countries that were “in some cases, providing aid themselves”
With the exception of Indonesia which has given small amounts of aid (eg. <a href="http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2012/07/25/Indonesia-emerging-aid-donor.aspx?COLLCC=2365339945&" rel="nofollow">see her</a>e) does anyone know any countries that receive bilateral aid from Australia that could be called aid donors? Pakistan perhaps?
From Bal Kama on A tough nut to crack: legislating for Papua New Guinea’s informal economy
Thank you Busa and John for this article. Some of the issues currently seen from the 'buai ban' reiterates the importance (or not) of the informal sector. The chief problem with the Informal Sector Act 2004 appears to be the lack of enforcement. Aligning certain legislation with national policies is critical, but unless an enactment is properly administered and enforced, there's little to be gained in terms of reform. Perhaps the sensitivity surrounding informal sector economy may have restricted a functioning enforcement mechanism.
Another issue that is often missing in discussions concerning informal sector is the influx of foreign entities engaging covertly in informal economy. Under the Act, the informal sector is reserved for Papua New Guineans. However, what is increasingly happening in the country, especially on the streets, is that people are being used as conduit to sell store items from shops. They call them 'street-sellers' and most of them are teenagers, even some are under-aged to be engaged in labour. This 'street selling' may have fall under informal sector economy, but authorities failed to realise that it is part of a pervasive and exploitative business venture. Foreign companies that are using these conduit to sell on the streets are exploiting a gap in the informal sector legislation that does not extensively regulate the supplier of goods on informal market. The present reform needs look beyond its narrow scope of policy and institutional orientation to take into account these concerns that borders on human rights, corporate illegality and economic sustainability.
From Alan Cairns on Anthony Clunies-Ross: contributor to the common good
Lovely to read, and such a generous tribute.
From Bob Mcmullan on Requiem for Australia’s aid program in Africa
I have long admired Joel's work on Africa. I look forward to entering the debate more fully when I am free to do so after my return to Australia in September.
However, I want to put a little balance into the Security Council/Africa discussion.
I know for a fact that the increase in aid to Africa was decided long before the 2007 election. Kevin Rudd and I had our first discussion of this question even before he was leader and I became Shadow Minister.
On another matter, the emphasis on mining was a direct result of requests from African governments. We would articulate our priorities and then they would regularly ask us to add mining to the list. So we did and I believe it was a good idea.
More from me on all this after I return.
From Simon Tiwok on Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam: the economic impact
Hi Matt,
One very late comment.
It has to be noted that ever since 2009-2010, the government has been financing some of its expenditure through new domestic borrowing. This is reflected on the increase of 'RBV's claim on Government' (Table 1) and the increase in 'Outstanding Government Bond' (Table 25) in this <a href="http://rbv.gov.vu/attachments/article/299/Quarterly%20Economic%20Review%20March%202014.pdf" rel="nofollow">Quarterly Economic Review</a> by RBV.
These are old data but the trend should be considered when analyzing the economic loss from Pam.
Tanna Coffee is probably the major agricultural exportable products affected.
-Simon
From Hugh Davies on Anthony Clunies-Ross: contributor to the common good
Ross and John,
Thank you for the beautiful tribute to a remarkable man. This fills a gap for me having heard Ross speak of him in the past. Our University was blessed in those years.
From Laakea on Tourism, regionalism and Niue’s quest for self-sustainability: an interview with Premier Toke Talagi
This helps me for my homework that I have to do for social study's thank you. 🙂
From Tess Newton Cain on Joe Hockey on aid on Q&A