As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years of independence from Australia in 2025, the government faces a host of other ...

It would be up to Papua New Guinea's parliament to ratify the independence declaration, he said. - 'Irreconcilable positions' - Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape said he could not ...

That decision will then need to be ratified by PNG’s parliament. During a visit to Australia in October, Dennis Kuiai, acting secretary of Bougainville’s Department of Peace Agreement and ...

Last week, the PNG parliament passed its budget for 2025, including a new law to grant income tax exemptions to those involved in the franchise. Local newspapers have criticised the move – while ...

Bougainville voted for independence under a 2001 peace process in a referendum five years ago but PNG's parliament is yet to endorse it. A New Zealand mediator was recently appointed on the matter.

Police and security forces have stormed Papua New Guinea's parliament in a dispute over unpaid bonuses for last week's Apec summit, lawmakers said. The group reportedly smashed windows and ...

A historic day in Canberra. As Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape became the first Pacific Island leader to address Australia's parliament. It's been almost 50 years since Papua New ...

This is the first article in a two-part series on the history, context and key features of the proposed independence constitution that is in the process of being developed for Bougainville ...

A member of the parliament belonging to the Papua New Guinea parliament is to face the trial for knowingly infecting others with HIV virus. A member of the parliament belonging to the Papua New ...

1 Parliament, however, has not in recent years been acting as ... have undertaken extensive quasi-fiscal activities. PFIs, such as the PNG Banking Corporation and the Rural Development Bank have been ...

for parliament to say yes to Bougainville independence is something else. A lot of Bougainvillean MPs in the PNG parliament are frustrated. And I think one of the most vocal in this year [2024 ...