Education – Academia Nomad

Australians, and Australian money, gets corrupted in PNG

Australian money, and Australians, get corrupted in PNG. PNG is land of the corrupt. Even Australians who are not corrupt in Australia, engage in corruption when they are in PNG or dealing with PNG. Australian money, when it enters PNG, becomes tainted almost immediately. We’ve seen this with Australian banks accepting corrupt money from PNGContinue reading “Australians, and Australian money, gets corrupted in PNG”

Is there no good men in PNG?

Was it wise to appoint foreign commissioners? The original discussions on ICAC commissioners was that PNG should appoint independent commissioners, who have not connections with PNG. Basically, those who do not have ‘wantoks’ in PNG so that they are not compromised in their work. There were two risks associated this with: The result of emphasisingContinue reading “Is there no good men in PNG?”

Unbroken chain of democracy: 50 years on

I’m working on a paper, looking at possible explanations of how PNG survived as a democracy despite lacking strong democratic principles / prerequisites. Came across Ron May’s book (recommended reading during my first year as a political science student but like most students didn’t read) on the first 25 years of PNG’s independence. The introductionContinue reading “Unbroken chain of democracy: 50 years on”

It’s Covenant Day! No Repentance Day

By Sahar Shalom “To all my beloved brothers and sisters in Papua New Guinea, Covenant Day: The True Meaning of 26 August I wanted to share with you how the tradition of 26 August started and clarify some misconceptions and distortions in relation to it. In 2007 Michael Somare, the nation’s “grand chief” and PrimeContinue reading “It’s Covenant Day! No Repentance Day”

Alternate PM: Allan Bird on inflation

By Allan Bird Why is the Kina depreciating so rapidly? PM Marape in his response to the concerns raised by our ordinary people affected by rising cost of living due to the effects of the depreciating Kina and inflation leaves much to be desired. The biggest contributor to inflation and the depreciation of the KinaContinue reading “Alternate PM: Allan Bird on inflation”