NZ U19s beat PNG but openers struggle
The New Zealand under-19 men's cricket team's top order experienced a concerning collapse in a friendly against Papua New Guinea in Darwin yesterday, a less than ideal preparation for...
View ArticleAsylum boats on Australia, Indonesia horizon
SYDNEY: Australia’s new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to Indonesia this week for his first foreign trip since retaking the leadership, but one in which the thorny domestic issue of asylum-seekers is...
View ArticleFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Local authority must buck up
MALAYSIA was rated the 16th best investment destination by the United Nations this year. We have improved our position from 19th last year to 16th. This puts us on a par with France and Canada. The...
View ArticleNOTIFICATION OF PARTIAL TAKEOVER OFFER (New Britain Palm Oil Limited)
(Source: New Britain Palm Oil Limited) New Britain Palm Oil Limited 3 July 2013 New Britain Palm Oil Limited ("NBPOL", the "Group" or the "Company") NOTIFICATION OF PARTIAL TAKEOVER OFFER New Britain...
View ArticleBrockman Signs Relationship Agreement with Aurizon (Brockman Resources...
(Source: Brockman Resources Limited) Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no...
View ArticleImprove education standards to save the next generation
THE statistics given by the Sandaun provincial administration official Frank Evans is frightening and definitely points to a crisis in the education sector. Will the next generation of Papua New...
View ArticleChange to Board of Directors & Relocation Of Offices (Marengo Mining Limited)
(Source: Marengo Mining Limited) COMPANY NO. 822513-3 / ARBN: 161 356 930 MARENGO MINING (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED (ABN: 57 099 496 474) YANDERA MINING COMPANY LIMITED (COMPANY NO. 1-53202) MARENGO MINING...
View ArticleIs the Correctional Service in a crisis?
WHAT is happening to the government institution charged with the responsibility to keep criminals locked away for the safety of ordinary Papua New Guineans? Last week Correctional Services...
View ArticleBroadband deal signed
By ANCILLA WRAKUALE PAPUA New Guineans will soon benefit from high-speed fibre optic broadband connectivity. Telikom PNG, have partnered with Huawei, a leading global ICT company, to implement...
View ArticleInsulation scheme tragedy returns to haunt new PM as coroner says dangers...
KEVIN Rudd's rush to save the nation from the Global Financial Crisis directly led to the accidental deaths of three young Queenslanders. Queensland State coroner Michael Barnes yesterday delivered a...
View ArticleAustralia’s growth solution - more Australians
For a modern developed nation, Australia is taking a less-travelled path to prosperity. It wants more Australians. An overlooked aspect of the Pacific nation’s economic outperformance has been the...
View ArticleSBY BRACES FOR ASYLUM, CATTLE TALKS WITH RUDD
Paper Edition | Page: 2 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is prepared to face tough issues that will be high on the agenda of his upcoming meeting with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, such as...
View ArticlePet project a potential life-saver - [PDF File 89.5 KB] (University of Tasmania)
(Source: University of Tasmania) MEDIA RELEASE NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA DATE: WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013 ATTENTION: Chiefs of Staff, News Directors Pet project a potential life-saver A...
View Article04 July: Small world on deployment (Australian Government)
(Source: Australian Government) Lieutenant Daniel Khayat with Sapper Wael Abou Hamad on the forecastle of HMAS Tobruk. It's common for former school friends and even siblings to cross paths in the...
View ArticlePlayers won't be made to serve bans in Origin
Sin Bin NRL chief executive Dave Smith has ruled out the possibility of players suspended in an Origin match serving the ban for NSW or Queensland rather than their clubs. The idea has been floated in...
View ArticlePNG court dismisses Manus challenge
AAP Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to...
View ArticlePolice prepare report for coroner on four-year-old Summer's death
Queensland police will prepare a report for the coroner after four-year-old Summer Steer swallowed a lithium battery and died. Specialists tried to save the little girl with a "beautiful smile" but she...
View ArticleCowboys enlist Bowen 'insurance policy'
THE North Queensland Cowboys are planning for life beyond Matt Bowen by promoting Queensland Cup fullback Hezron Murgha from their feeder team Northern Pride to a full NRL contract for the next two...
View ArticleIf Iranians seek economic refuge, we can only blame ourselves
LETTERS To the extent there is any validity in the Foreign Minister's claim that many or most people arriving by boat are "economic migrants", Senator Carr might include in any review he prompts an...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 years of trade with Japan - Australia's best customer...
(Source: Australian Government) Media Release 6 July 2007 Mr Peter Corish, Chair of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) said the 50th anniversary of the Australia-Japan Agreement on Commerce was time...
View Article