As PNG marks its 50th year, its political system remains in flux. Peter Ipatas, the Governor of Enga Province, had voted in favour of Marape during the September 2024 VoNC. But alliances quickly ...

Papua New Guinea faced multiple crises in 2024, beginning with the January riots that caused AUD$160 million in damage. The year saw escalating inter-group violence, infrastructure failures, and ...

According to Nomane, the decision to appoint 39 Ministers is driven by political expediency rather than good governance. He claims that the Prime Minister’s primary motive was to consolidate power, ...

A PNG Defense Force soldier stands guard over the victims of a revenge shooting, pictured at Wabag General Hospital, Papua New Guinea, on Oct. 22, 2024. (TVWAN Online) At least six people died in a ...

An estimated 50,000 illegal firearms are in circulation in PNG, while the police-to-citizen ratio stands at 1:1,845, far below the UN’s recommended 1:450. Under-resourced and overstretched, police ...

If there is any one province that had benefited more from this Marape led Government, it is Enga and the Wabag MP has made a huge call. Grand Chief Sir Peter Ipatas must be weighing his future in ...

However, some reports suggest PNG’s political and business elites may be implicated in resourcing such violence. They may perceive electoral advantage from violence and insecurity, or economic ...

The support comes as PNG continues to grapple with the aftermath of the disaster in the remote Enga province, which the United Nations estimates killed 670 villagers and immediately displaced ...

While Australia and China have very different approaches in PNG, both are in working primarily with political elites, while alienating the New Guinean public.

While Marape cuts a self-assured political figure on the international stage, courting many nations seeking stronger ties with PNG, the events of 2024 have challenged his domestic authority.

Many people who survived the catastrophic landslide in PNG are likely to be facing serious injuries and illness, with warnings of a significant risk of disease outbreaks in the country.

Although the call for help from international partners has been made, the political focus has now shifted from the disaster in Enga province to the capital Port Moresby, for a vote of no confidence ...