Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Australian High Commission in Papua New Guinea. We hope you find this website useful and informative.
Australia is a close friend and partner of PNG. Our relationship is strong on many levels. It is born of history and geography and covers the full range of bilateral interests. Close partnerships exist between governments, businesses and people in both countries.
The Australian Government shares a common aspiration for a stable and prosperous Papua New Guinea. Our assistance is designed to help the PNG Government achieve its key development goals.
Australia itself is a stable, democratic and multi-cultural society with a strong competitive economy and a tradition of scientific and innovative excellence. The quality of life enjoyed by people in Australia is one of the highest in the world. This website contains more information for people interested in going to Australia.
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Latest news
Ministerial News:
PNGAusPartnership News:
- Expanding early childhood education in East New Britain Sonoma Adventist College in Kokopo, East New Britain will expand its early childhood program, equipping early childhood teachers with new and improved learning and teaching facilities funded through a Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership Incentive Fund grant.
- PNG-Australia Partnership supports inclusiveness in community project Diana Sendea is an active participant in her community’s rice project. Diana’s leg was amputated when she was a child but she has never let her disability stop her from going about her daily life.
- PNG-Australia Partnership helping to empower women with education and economic opportunities On PNG Women’s Day (24 March), we are highlighting how Incentive Fund is contributing towards empowering women across PNG.
- Constructing opportunities for women in trades More and more women are joining building and construction trades, an industry traditionally dominated by men. LizApril Fisa and Sharon Katari are part of this new generation of women in the building and construction industry. Their stories will serve as an inspiration to other women and girls who wish to enter similar skilled technical trades in their career..