POMCCI Hosts Business Breakfast with PwC, Unpacks Major Reforms Under the New Income Tax Act 2025

The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry (POMCCI) hosted a Business Breakfast at the Lamana Hotel on Wednesday, 1 October 2025, featuring PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Papua New Guinea Tax Partners Peter Burnie and Shanol Jokhan, who...

Papua New Guinea prepares digital ID trust framework ahead of 2026 launch

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved the National Digital Identity Policy 2025, under which the government plans to issue a secure and interoperable digital ID to all citizens. The National Executive Council (NEC) endorsed the plan from the...

Papua New Guinea mulls social media age checks; stirs censorship fears

Papua New Guinea plans new social media rules for 2025, including age verification via SevisPass ID, sparking debate over censorship and online safety. Papua New Guinea is in early talks with Meta to introduce age restrictions, aiming to limit...

Papua New Guinea cabinet signs landmark defence treaty with Australia

Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025 Papua New Guinea (PNG) has approved a mutual defence treaty with Australia in a major step forward for the landmark security deal. Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape announced in a statement on...

Papua New Guinea confronts the risk of grey listing by global money laundering watchdog

Bank of PNG governor Elizabeth Genia said while grey listing does not impose sanctions, it acts as a red flag. Photo: 123rf.com As Papua New Guinea stares at the possibility of being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list early...

Papua New Guinea approves defense treaty with Australia

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a bilateral defense treaty with near neighbor Australia, paving the way for the nations’ leaders to sign a landmark agreement that U.S. allies hope will curb Chinese influence in the region. Papua New Guinea...

Papua New Guinea Cabinet approves defense treaty with Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a bilateral defense treaty with near neighbor Australia, paving the way for the nations’ leaders to sign a landmark agreement that U.S. allies hope will curb Chinese influence in...

The Pukpuk Mutual Defense Agreement: Security or Polarization?

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will soon be bound by a mutual defense obligation, requiring each to come to the other’s aid in the event of an attack. The two nations have recently drafted a major security agreement known as the Pukpuk...

Boluda Adds Australia and Papua New Guinea Towage as Acquisitions Continue

The Spanish-based Boluda Towage continues its aggressive path of acquisitions to consolidate the towages and global expansion with the acquisition of operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea from Royal Boskalis. The company highlights that the...

Business and government gather to discuss ‘The Next 50’ at Papua New Guinea’s Petroleum and Energy Conference

A panel at PNG PEC 2024. Credit: PNG PEC The 2025 edition of the PNG Petroleum and Energy Conference (PEC25) takes place on the 8th and 9th of October, at the Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby. Hosted by state-owned energy company, Kumul Petroleum...

The racism we refuse to see: Australia’s silence on Papua New Guinea

Australia’s token gestures of reconciliation ring hollow while Papua New Guinea, our closest neighbour and former territory, remains sidelined and silenced, writes Michael Cohen. AUSTRALIANS HAVE GROWN used to acknowledgements of Country. In...

Boluda in $640M acquisition of Boskalis’s Australia and Papua New Guinea towage biz

Written by Nick Blenkey Photo: Boluda Boluda Towage has been on the acquisition trail again, buying Royal Boskalis BV’s towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea in a deal valued at $640 million. Boluda says the acquisition...

Papua New Guinea at 50: Growth, Challenges, and Crossroads Ahead - WestPac

At independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea (PNG) emerged as a young nation of 2.8 million people, transitioning peacefully from Australian administration with optimism grounded in the Charter of National Unity. Rich in natural resources like gold...

Boluda buys Boskalis towage arm in Australia and Papua New Guinea for $640m

Spanish towage giant Boluda has struck a $640m deal to acquire Royal Boskalis’ harbour towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea, cementing its position as the world’s largest operator in the sector. The takeover hands Boluda...

Boluda acquires Boskalis' Australia and Papua New Guinea business

Boluda has acquired the towage and salvage business of the Dutch company Royal Boskalis BV in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Valued at US$640M, the deal adds operational capacity for Boluda in the ports of Sydney, Perth, Botany, Gladstone,...

Post-Courier shares its digital transformation phase at Petroleum and Energy Conference

With the media in Papua New Guinea evolving into the digital space, the Post-Courier this week shared how the company is adapting to the change. Giving the presentation and explaining this transformation at the 2025 Petroleum and Energy conference...

Western Energy Project to inject USD $3.5 billion into PNG’s economy

The Western Energy Project is expected to inject USD $3.5 billion into Papua New Guinea’s economy. Mr Rupa Mulina, external affairs manager at Trans Wonderland (TWL) reveal this in his presentation at the Petroleum and Energy Conference 2025 this...

PNG economic reform satisfactory: IMF reaches agreement for new fund disbursements

PNG authorities and IMF reach staff-level agreement on policies needed to complete the fifth reviews under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. The Papua...

UPNG Students Strengthen Their Business Skills Through Westpac Programme

Fifteen participants at the University of Papua New Guinea have attended Westpac’s Financial Basics for My Business workshop, marking a successful start to Westpac’s financial literacy initiative with the university as part of the global Financial...

University of Papua New Guinea students against Frieda project

EAST Sepik students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are against the opening of the Frieda project in West Sepik. Vice-president of the East Sepik students Francy Mandau said the reason for their rejection is that the livelihood of 80...