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Australia Boosts Education in Wau-Waria with Direct Aid Programme Support

Australia, Education, News /

Wau-Waria District, Morobe Province, 27 April 2025 – Australia has reaffirmed its strong partnership with Papua New Guinea by announcing major new educational support initiatives for Wau-Waria District in Morobe, under the Direct Aid Programme. During a recent visit to Wau-Waria earlier this month, Australian Consul-General to Lae, Brenton Kanowski, said Australia remained committed to […]

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Minister Tkatchenko says Australia and Papua New Guinea are traditional security partners

Australia, China, International relations /

Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 – PNG is proud of its long-term agreement with traditional partners like Australia and will continue to maintain that bilateral relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP says. Minister Tkatchenko made these remarks to put on record PNG’s ongoing partnership with Australia in the area of security following reports

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Changes in departure requirements for travel to Australia

Air Niugini, Australia, Aviation, Economy, Tourism PNG, Uncategorized /

APRIL 5 2022 Air Niugini is pleased to advise travellers to Australia that from Tuesday 05th July they are no longer required to complete the Australia Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD), nor will they be required to produce Covid-19 Proof of Vaccination at check-in. Likewise, PNG citizens who have chosen not to be vaccinated are also

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Passengers from Australia no longer require tests in Port Moresby

Air Niugini, Australia, Singapore, Tourism PNG /

AIR NIUGINI As of Thursday, April 28, 2022, COVID-19 tests on arrival in Port Moresby are no longer required for passengers arriving from Australia. However, tests for passengers arriving from Singapore, Philippines and China (including Hong Kong) are still required but the testing fee has been reduced to K150 per passenger. Passengers arriving from Asia

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Papua New Guinea could be next target for Beijing Security Pact: Australian PM

Australia, China, International relations, Solomon Islands /

By Daniel Y. Teng THE EPOCH TIMES April 20, 2022 The Australian prime minister has hinted that neighbouring Pacific nation Papua New Guinea has faced similar “pressure” from Beijing to consent to a security agreement like the Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been busy defending Australia’s engagement with the South Pacific after the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on April

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Senior U.S. officials to visit the Solomon Islands amid China security concerns

Australia, International relations, Solomon Islands, USA /

By Michael Martina and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department’s top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands, the White House said on Monday, amid concerns that the Pacific Island country is making a security pact with China. Campbell and

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Changes to airport test requirements for international travel from Port Moresby

Air Niugini, Australia, Tourism PNG /

AIR NIUGINI APRIL 13 2022 Passengers flying to Australia: Air Niugini is pleased to advise that effective 1am on April 18, previous requirements for COVID-19 testing requirements prior to travel will cease. Passengers will not need to get a test prior to departure to Australia, and hence can proceed directly to the Departures Check in

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Australian invests in PNG’s energy and roads sectors

Australia /

APRIL 1 2022 Joint Media Statement by the Hon. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, with the Hon. James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Papua new Guinea Prime Minister James Marape have welcomed $158 million (PGK415 million) in agreements under the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific

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Supporting Australian labour mobility opportunities for Papua New Guinea

Australia, Employment, Women, Youth /

DFAT Media Release 31 March 2022 Australia and Papua New Guinea today signed the second bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the new Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The PALM scheme brings together the Pacific Labour Scheme and Seasonal Workers Programme under a single program that helps to strengthen worker protection and build capacity

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