Papua New Guinea’s 2022 national elections have been referred to as the worst in history. Transparency International PNG Executive Director Arianne Kassman told me, “The media was not allowed into counting centres. Mobile phones were confiscated at one stage. The media was not able to cover...
Having worked in the assistive technology (AT) space in the Pacific for many decades, it was a relief for us to hear AT being highlighted as an important requirement for disability equity and inclusion at the recent ANU Development Policy Forum. AT is a broad term, including assistive products and...
Jack Golson, an Australian archaeologist who conducted important research in PNG, died in early September, just a few weeks before his 97th birthday. Jack’s great gift to Papua New Guinea was establishing that Papua New Guineans’ ancestors were among the earliest agriculturalists on earth...
Across 5-7 September, delegates gathered at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva for the 6th Pacific Urban Forum (PUF). The PUF is a four-yearly event aimed at elevating urban issues in policy, with the most recent looking to “revitalise the Pacific New Urban Agenda” (formed at PUF4...
On 5 September 2023, I (Kofe) announced the unanimous passage by Tuvalu’s parliament of the...
After an epic two-day sitting to hear a motion for a vote of no confidence (VONC) in Prime Minister...
In November 2022 I wrote a blog predicting that Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau’s reign was not guaranteed...
Far-flung in the Pacific, Solomon Islands might seem isolated and insignificant on the global stage...
Less than two years ago, the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) was insisting – in its September...
While there has been some progress in our region for people with disabilities in the last decade...
