The international conference Witchcraft and Human Rights: Past, Present, Future Perspectives, held at Lancaster University on 10-11 January 2019, brought together academics, practitioners and activists from around the world to present on various aspects of sorcery and witchcraft accusations and...
The challenges facing Papua New Guinean bureaucrats are, undeniably, daunting. The country’s fiscal crisis has seen budgets for service delivery significantly cut. There are signs that politicians are increasingly interfering in the bureaucracy and side-lining public servants. In addition, public...
Dr Bill Standish, ANU academic and venerated researcher of and commentator on PNG politics, died on Sunday 31 March. Samples of some of Bill’s penetrating analysis can be found on the Devpolicy Blog: here, here, here and here. Obituaries can be found here and here. A celebration of Bill’s life will...
Reflecting on 25 years of research into health service delivery and the health status of women and children in Papua New Guinea, it is distressing to observe the current catastrophic failures and continued decline in services for women and children. The anticipated improvements to health services...
PNG’s extractive sector is set to expand, with the construction of the next mega-project – the...
The informal economy in Port Moresby is once again under siege. The National Capital District...
In part 1 of this blog, I described some of the challenges in Papua New Guinea (PNG) today: the way...
The Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas (PNG LNG) project commenced exporting gas to China...
Recent media revelations about the $423 million contract awarded to a relatively unknown company...
I sold betel nut for three years (2010-2012) after dropping out of school. Everything I’ve...
