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Urban jungles
Instead of urging settlers in Melanesia’s expanding townships to go back to their villages, governments and aid agencies should plan for the urban future, writes DANIEL EVANS. Francis knows it will...
PNG ban on foreign workers unwise, says ANU academic
A ban on foreign advisers working for the PNG government could cause problems in the delivery of Australia’s development assistance to PNG and reduce the quality of advice available to the PNG...
New dawn over Bougainville
The success of the recent Bougainville election was largely due to community goodwill towards the electoral process. But amendments to the electoral roll must be a top priority, writes KERRYN BAKER...
In her eyes
Standing before a large crowd in Papua New Guinea’s Markham district, hair braided half way down her back, Jennifer Baing Waiko speaks confidently and clearly.“2012 is the year that we will be...
Biometrics, fraudsters and observers
An expensive biometric voting system has succeeded in reducing the scope for widespread fraud in the Solomon Islands at the 2014 parliamentary elections.But left unchecked, money politics may...
Strong states need people-driven constitutions
People power in putting together constitutions can help sustain post-conflict and new states.It was the first new state of the 21st century. But less than five years after gaining independence from...
