Papua New Guinea
Report
Building the Australia-PNG digital ecosystem
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a small, but rapidly growing digital footprint, with new mobile phone, internet, and social media users joining the digital realm every year. The author of this report argues that supporting PNG’s digital transformation will unleash the massive potential for positive economic and social change within PNG’s youth sector.
Evaluation
Accelerated Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening Program (AIHSS): evaluation report
The Accelerated Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening (AIHSS) program was funded from 2019-2023 to improve immunisation coverage in Papua New Guinea. The objective was to increase vaccination coverage of children and pregnant women in 11 provinces, aiming to reach at least 80 per cent immunisation coverage. This evaluation considers the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, and...
Report
Papua LNG project: financiers taking the risk
The author of this report argues that the sum of the financial, environmental, political and legal risks facing the Papua LNG project are issues that financiers to the project must carefully consider.
Report
PNG voices: listening to Australia's closest neighbour
This report outlines findings from the first major study of the attitudes of Papua New Guinean citizens toward PNG society and the bilateral relationship with Australia. The research captures a wide cross-section of perspectives and experiences from ordinary PNG citizens, including those living in a remote part of PNG.
Book
Papua New Guinea: government, economy and society
Papua New Guinea, a nation of now almost nine million people, continues to evolve and adapt. Edited by Professor Stephen Howes and Professor Lekshmi N. Pillai, this book is highly recommended for students, policy-makers and anyone interested in understanding this complex and fascinating country.