There’s a new Liberal-National Coalition government in Canberra, led by Tony Abbott. Jenny Hayward-Jones considers the implications for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific.
Australia’s relations with Papua New Guinea and the Pacific under the Abbott Government
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17 Sep 2013 by Leave a Comment
Will Manus Island deal benefit business in Papua New Guinea?
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25 Jul 2013 by 1 Comment
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is adamant that businesses on Manus Island ‘will directly benefit’ from the asylum-seeker deal signed last week by himself and Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd. But some business leaders are sceptical.
Australia–Papua New Guinea relations: from ‘maturing’ to ‘uncertainty’ in one afternoon
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25 Jul 2013 by Leave a Comment
The signing of the Regional Resettlement Arrangement between Australia and Papua New Guinea has changed the nature of the bilateral relationship, says the Lowy Institute’s Jenny Hayward-Jones.
Australian Prime Minister flies in to Papua New Guinea to talk business, law and order, and health
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14 Jul 2013 by
Closer economic engagement with Far North Queensland, law and order, and health will be on the agenda when Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visits Papua New Guinea today. Rudd will be the second Australian Prime Minister to visit PNG in the past two months, following former PM Julia Gillard’s visit in May.
Papua New Guineas can now apply for Aussie visas online
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3 Jul 2013 by
Papua New Guinea citizens can now apply for visas to visit Australia online, part of a slow but steady improvement in immigration procedures between the two countries.
Australian aid to Asia-Pacific region increases
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15 May 2013 by
Australia’s aid program will increase by 10 per cent or about A$500 million in the 2013-14 budget to a record AUD$5.7 billion—the equivalent of 0.37 per cent of gross national income (GNI).
Papua New Guinea visa/work permit update
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23 Jan 2013 by Leave a Comment
Australian government announcement raises hopes of reducing PNG red tape Last November, the Australian government announced a radical overhaul of visa processing for Papua New Guineans visiting Australia, including the introduction of a special electronic visa arrangement. The move, to be implemented in the middle of this year, was welcomed by the Australian Papua New Guinea Business […]
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