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22/10/2025

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22/10/2025

Prov.22.7 - The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
[ This is the kind of mentality a Colonizer will always want it's colony to be imprisoned by - BEING POOR & AND BEING A SERVANT UNDER ITS SO CALL SOVEREIGNTY ]

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🇦🇺🇵🇬 Australia Mulls Sixth Loan to Papua New Guinea Amid IMF Debt Warnings

Australia is considering a sixth taxpayer-funded loan to Papua New Guinea, despite warnings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that PNG faces a high risk of external debt distress.

Since 2020, Canberra has extended $3.1 billion in loans to help PNG plug budget shortfalls, effectively allowing Port Moresby to borrow on the strength of Australia’s AAA credit rating. The loans average $625 million annually and are repayable over 20 years, with repayments of $169 million per year expected.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles confirmed on Monday that the issue was under discussion in ministerial-level talks in Canberra with PNG’s Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso.

“We want to be the best partner we can be to PNG… and we will talk about all of the ways in which that can be done, including this,” Marles said.

The talks follow the signing of the Pukpuk Treaty, a historic defence pact committing both countries to come to each other’s aid and allowing up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans to serve in the Australian Defence Force.

While previous loans have supported PNG’s fiscal reforms, they’ve also come with strategic conditions—including tighter screening of foreign-funded infrastructure to mitigate national-security risks and the adoption of IMF-recommended reforms to strengthen fiscal discipline.

However, the IMF’s May assessment warned that PNG’s external debt risks remain elevated, citing looming repayments on the 2028 Eurobond and rising bilateral obligations.

“The risks of external and overall public debt distress are assessed as high,” the IMF said.

Despite this, economists remain cautiously optimistic. Stephen Howes, director of the ANU Development Policy Centre, noted PNG has never defaulted on a loan, saying repayment remains likely. Yet he criticised both the IMF and Australia for not pushing harder on critical reforms such as ending foreign-exchange rationing and operationalising PNG’s sovereign wealth fund, arguing their absence raises doubts about the true developmental value of repeated lending.

As Australia’s strategic and financial footprint deepens across the Pacific, the latest proposed loan underscores the delicate balance between diplomacy and dependency—a reminder that in the race for Pacific influence, economic lifelines often come with long-term strings attached.

Source: Australian Financial Review, October 20 2025

📸 Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso. Alex Ellinghausen

21/10/2025

17/10/2025

Dear The Education Secretary.

Subject: Concern Regarding the Compulsory K150 STAT-P Test Fee Prior to University Admission

Dear Sir,

I write to respectfully raise a concern on behalf of many parents, guardians, and Grade 12 students regarding the current policy that requires all students applying through the National Online Application System (NOAS) to pay a K150 STAT-P Test fee before admission into tertiary institutions such as the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (UNITECH), the Pacific Adventist University (PAU), and the University of Goroka (UOG).

While we fully support the importance of the STAT-P Test as part of the entry process, the compulsory upfront payment for all applicants—before their selection status is confirmed—appears to place an unnecessary and inequitable financial burden on parents and families across the country.

It is important to note that:

1. Not all applicants will be admitted due to limited space availability in the universities.

2. Students’ admission depends on their STAT-P results and overall academic performance, meaning many who pay the fee may not eventually secure a place.

Given these circumstances, it would be more logical and financially fair if the STAT-P Test fee were paid only after final selections are made, or after the NOAS grace period, when it is confirmed which students have been offered places in these institutions.

This reform would greatly reduce the already financial pressure on families, promote transparency, and ensure that payments are made by those who are genuinely qualified for tertiary admission.

I kindly appeal for your leadership and intervention to review this policy with your Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST), to ensure that a fair and practical approach is adopted.

Thank you for all your continued advocacy for education reforms.

Yours faithfully,
Concerned Parent.

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

Echoes of 2005: The Pukpuk Treaty and Luther Wenge’s Legacy

A true champion of our constitution has passed. Luther Wenge’s death on September 13, 2025, at age 65, is a reminder that the fight for Papua New Guinea’s dignity must continue. Weeks later, Australia and PNG signed the Mutual Defence Treaty—dubbed the Pukpuk Treaty—on October 6, 2025. On its surface, the pact appears to deepen bilateral ties. But to many, it resurrects the same sovereignty concerns Wenge challenged two decades ago.

Back when he was Morobe Governor, Wenge took on the Enhanced Cooperation Programme (ECP), arguing that it granted blanket immunity to Australian personnel in PNG and effectively treated our nation as unequal. The Supreme Court agreed, halting the program until constitutional compliance was restored.

Now, the Pukpuk Treaty mirrors many of those problematic elements:

Immunity and Jurisdiction

Australian defence personnel in PNG would enjoy sweeping immunities: for on-duty acts they fall exclusively under Australian jurisdiction, and PNG courts may be excluded from civil matters arising from official acts. Their persons, property, and residences are declared “inviolable.”

Contractors and embedded forces gain exemptions from local licensing, taxation, and import duties—constraints that dwarf earlier agreements under the 1977 SOFA.

Access and Control Over Territory

PNG must allow “unimpeded” access to designated facilities for Australia’s forces, for prepositioning, training, and operations—without rent or local oversight. Australia may enhance or build new infrastructure and retain control over entry and use.

PNG would be barred from allowing third-party access (e.g. China) to these areas without Australia’s approval—undercutting our sovereign authority over national lands.

Military Integration and Mutual Obligations

Up to 10,000 PNG citizens could enlist in the Australian Defence Force, binding our people to Australia’s security objectives.

An “armed attack” on either is defined as a common threat, triggering joint consultation and collective action—yet without clear escape mechanisms or guardrails to preserve PNG’s independent decision-making.

Third parties may be permitted to support Australian operations on PNG soil with minimal oversight from Port Moresby.

Prime Minister Marape has sought to downplay the risks, insisting the treaty does not force PNG into conflict with China and that sovereignty remains safeguarded. Still, ratification has faced resistance within government, and critics accuse the leadership of bypassing transparency and consultation.

In effect, the treaty trades strategic control and initiative for aid and security guarantees—much like foreign powers have done elsewhere in the Pacific. If Parliament ratifies it without amendment, it may enshrine a new dimension of dependency.

Wenge’s stand in 2005 was not just historical—it was prophetic. His spirit demands that PNG’s defenders of sovereignty mobilize now. His allies must serve as watchdogs, demanding full disclosure, constitutional review, and true agency. Can they rise to the moment?