Papua New Guinea’s law and justice sector is set to receive a 22 per cent increase in the country’s...
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Accessing justice: police responses to domestic violence
This is the final blog presenting the findings of a research project exploring the impact of family...
FSV, children’s school attendance and strategies used by schools...
Previously, we introduced our research project in Lae and provided some emerging results on the...
Leprosy was thought to be eliminated in Papua New Guinea – but...
At the start of the 21st century, Papua New Guinea declared that leprosy was eliminated. Eliminated...
Family and sexual violence and its impact on families in Lae
In April 2018, as part of a research project into family and sexual violence (FSV), we interviewed...
Family protection orders in Lae: some positive signs
Over the past ten years, numerous Pacific island countries have amended their laws to address...
Fortnightly links: the global gag rule, what looks like famine...
Paul Krugman explains the economic woes that contributed to the election of a far right president...
Australian aid to PNG
It takes 15 minutes in a tinny to cross from Australia to Papua New Guinea. Boigu Island in the...
APEC security and PNG’s sovereignty
The APEC summit in Port Moresby has ignited a firestorm of debate in Papua New Guinea. Observers...
It wasn’t meant to be like this: PNG’s hosting of APEC
When Papua New Guinea (PNG) put up its hand to host APEC in 2013, its economy was booming...