Aus-PNG Network

Pleased to see @LowyInstitute Research Assistant Chae Jeong get off the mark in The Interpreter with an interesting article about South Korea’s new president. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Join the @LowyInstitute's launch of 2024 Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report in Port Moresby on Wednesday March 26. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-th… @Eventbrite

Applications for the 2025 Emerging Leaders Dialogue close tomorrow, 5pm. Get yours in now! @DrJessCollins @ONobetau @MihaiSora

Nominations for the 2025 Emerging Leaders Dialogue are now open! We're looking for 20 young leaders from Aus & PNG to come to Port Moresby, 26-30 May, to discuss the next 50 years of Aus-PNG relations. Use the link for more info @DrJessCollins @ONobetau tinyurl.com/9rv62ae4

@pasifikafilms is holding Pasifika Film Fest 2024 in Canberra at the Australia Centre for China on 16 & 17 November. Visit the below link for more information & tickets: events.humanitix.com/pasifika-film-…

The @ANUasiapacific is hiring a Research Fellow to join the @PSC_ANU. Apply if you are interested in policy-oriented research, with a background in Pacific regionalism. Applications are due 11 November 2024. jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/research-…

@DrJessCollins highlights the risks of Western banks retreating from the Pacific region and the emergence of China in Pacific Islands' banking sector.

China’s language diplomacy in Papua New Guinea lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… Local Mandarin programs are gaining momentum as a tool to foster closer relations.

A great article on China's diplomacy strategy in PNG from one of our Emerging Leaders Dialogue alumni!

Delighted to launch the Australia Awards Somare-Whitlam Scholarship 2025 alongside Somare family representatives and the 90 scholars who will soon head to Australia. The title recognises the roles of Prime Ministers Somare and Whitlam in PNG’s independence. #PNGAusPartnership

The Aus-PNG Network is now live on LinkedIn! Follow us on LinkedIn for more updates and posts. linkedin.com/company/auspng…

PNG’s NRL bid: Making the most of the high-stakes game #msdynttrid=srlNW-iD5W2Vmp1Ov1YCfpJFNBg06GT9z6y2D7utyIc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… Papua New Guineans and Pacific Islanders must recognise their power determining the form of assistance received. Leveraged properly, geopolitical engagements can be a tool for growth and development.

Beneath the surface of Pacific digital infrastructure investments eastasiaforum.org/2024/09/17/ben… Pacific Island countries’ digital connectivity is increasingly becoming the front line in a broader struggle over influence, governance and technological control.

Happy Independence Day, Papua New Guinea! 🇵🇬 Celebrating 49 years of self-determination. PNG achieved independence from Australia on September 16, 1975.

Happy 49 Independence, Papua New Guinea!

Pacific Minister Pat Conroy visiting both Solomon Islands and PNG in coming days - interestingly, he'll go to Bougainville while in PNG. First Australian Minister to visit since the 2019 independence referendum (Payne visited earlier that year, in June)

"Much better than a new National Rugby League team, or more aid, the #PNG Engagement Visa would supercharge people-to-people links between the two countries," say @natashaturia and @stephenrhowes. #NRLbid #migration devpolicy.org/time-for-a-png…

Australia and Solomon Islands have interconnected futures – we share a region and an ocean. This morning I arrived Honiara where I'll meet with Prime Minister Manele to discuss the substantial economic and development partnerships Australia and Solomon Islands share.

Women in the #PacificIslands are the backbone of their communities, yet they remain critically underfunded. Explore revealing new @LowyInstitute research from @DrJessCollins and @rjduke on this pressing issue. interactives.lowyinstitute.org/features/women…

PNG Prime Minister James Marape extremely pleased by the cordial tone struck by the US and China during the PIF partners dialogue (more than a few people here have remarked on this) and says - perhaps optimistically- the two great powers have found common cause in the Pacific