Inadequate funding has meant roads are few, far between and in poor condition across Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby is not connected by road to either the industrial hub of Lae or the agricultural and population centre of the Highlands region, even though all three locations are on the same...
Recent events in Porgera and Port Moresby have not helped Papua New Guinea’s international reputation for crime and danger. But living in the nation’s capital since May has shown me that there is far more to PNG than the headlines suggest. While PNG undoubtedly has its challenges, the warmth and...
Papua New Guinea has been facing fiscal problems since the end of its economic boom almost a decade ago, with large deficits, increasing debt, falling revenue, and a rapidly growing salary bill. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things worse by depressing revenue. But the recently released 2021 Final...
“There must be political stability to bring development”, argued Paias Wingti, Governor of Western Highlands Province and former prime minister of Papua New Guinea, in September 2021. Wingti believes impact projects can only be delivered if governments serve an uninterrupted term in parliament. He...
Papua New Guinea became one of only four countries in the world to have no female members of...
Keeping track of even the basics in Papua New Guinea’s 2022 general election has been hard...
It is often said that PNG elections are fought on local issues, and this is no doubt the case...
I’ll never forget the time I saw a grown man punch a woman in the face. Repeatedly. Not on the...
On the night of 11 May 2022, one day before the issue of writs for PNG’s election, Deputy Prime...
Papua New Guinea’s elections are often dangerous affairs. In the past, elections in the country...
