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2025 PNG Port Moresby, Piksa Bilong Taim Bipo - National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG)
On Independence Day 16 September 2025, Jan Hasselberg's 'Piksa Bilong Taim Bipo' exhibition was opened at the National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) in Port Moresby. More than 200 historical photographs taken between 1875 and 1940 from all parts of PNG (a few from the highlands are post-WWII) will be on display for a few months. The exhibition was organised on the invitation of Mr. Steven Enomb Kilanda, Director of the National Cultural Commission. Mr Alois Kuaso, Acting Di
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Nov 163 min read


Papua New Guinea's population surpasses 10 million, census data reveals
PNG Population surpasses 10 million
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Nov 51 min read


Its the PNG Chiefs ! New NRL Team Officially Named
The latest NRL team has a name....
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Oct 311 min read


Pope approves cannoinisation of Peter ToRot who will be PNG's first saint
Peter ToRot to become PNG's first saint
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Oct 312 min read


PM Marape: Air Niugini’s New Airbus A220 a Symbol of National Pride and Unity
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed the arrival of Air Niugini’s brand-new Airbus A220, declaring it a proud moment for Papua...
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Sep 253 min read


Captain Beverly Pakii: Papua New Guinea’s Trailblazing Female Pilot
Air Niugini's female pilot Captain Beverly Pakii successfully delivered the new Airbus PX50 A220 from Canada to Papua New Guinea with...
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Sep 252 min read


Pearl Expeditions to launch new service
A new Australian expedition company is set to offer an alternative approach to exploring Papua New Guinea, with plans to launch five...
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Sep 252 min read


ABC Education Special - PNG: Road to Independence
Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse lands on Earth, and its independence from Australia in 1975 came against all odds....
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Sep 251 min read


PNG: Road to Independence by Max Uechtritz 15September 2025
Revisiting one of the most extraordinary political transitions in history – and the people who made it happen. PNG Road to...
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Sep 256 min read


His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, to meet PNGAA members 27 April 2025
PNGAA is delighted that His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, and his delightful wife, are visiting...
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Apr 91 min read


Prime Minister Marape’s New Year & Australia Day Messages
As Papua New Guinea approaches 2025, the year marking 50 years of independence, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape issued a heartfelt...
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Mar 64 min read


Papua New Guinea’s Road to Independence
1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on...
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Mar 63 min read


Help wanted- did you work in one of PNG’s Government agencies?
Help wanted for compilation of book material – Grateful for copies of photographs and words on personal recollections of working in one...
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Feb 131 min read


Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunday 27 April 2025 – Rydges Hotel, North Sydney
The 74TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Incorporated will be held in Sydney on Sunday 27 April...
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Feb 133 min read


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...
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Jan 242 min read


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...
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Jan 242 min read


50th Anniversary of Independence
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia.The Papua New Guinea Association of...
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Jan 101 min read
American historical expert promotes historical literacy for PNG Tourism
Dr. Brent Glass, former Director of the National Museum of American History and senior advisor to the Smithsonian Institute, made a...
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Nov 6, 20242 min read


Prime Minister Marape Opens New Airport at Kavieng
Prime Minister Hon. James Marape said the Government was investing in other key infrastructure developments like the K125.7 million...
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Apr 10, 20231 min read


Australia Gives Newbuild Patrol Boat to Papua New Guinea
Shipbuilding group Austal has delivered the ninth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel,...
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Dec 1, 20222 min read
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