Papua New Guinea
Joint Partnership Declaration
On 10 May 2013, Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Peter O'Neill signed the Joint Declaration for a New Papua New Guinea – Australia Partnership. The Declaration reflects the evolution of the bilateral relationship since 1987 when Prime Ministers Hawke and Wingti signed the Declaration of Principles. The 2013 Joint Declaration affirms both countries' commitment to deepening ties and to working together in the region.
Joint Declaration for a New Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership
Economic, trade and political information
- Country brief
- Strongim Gavman Program (SGP)
- Country Fact Sheet [PDF 34 KB]
- Torres Strait treaty
- Bougainville Peace Process
- Aid Program (AusAID link)
- Joint Understanding on PNG LNG Project
- Response of the Australian Government to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Reference Committee Report (Volumes I and II) on the Economic and Security Challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the south west Pacific
- Australian Government response to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee report: The Torres Strait: Bridge and Border. August 2012
Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum
- The 21st Papua New Guinea – Australia Ministerial Forum 6 December, 2012
- The 20th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum 12 October, 2011
- Papua New Guinea-Australia Bilateral meeting 7-8 July, 2010
- Agreement with PNG another step forward in fight against illegal logging (Press release from the Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
- Earlier forums
Recent statements
- Statement from the Inaugural Australia-Papua New Guinea Roundtable, Geelong, 5 April 2013
- Supporting basic education in Papua New Guinea
- Reducing child and maternal death rates in Papua New Guinea
- Emerson in PNG for Ministerial forum
- Speeches and statements by the Australian High Commission in Papua New Guinea
Travel information
- Travel advice
- Before you travel:
- Assistance to Australian travellers: Consular Services Charter
Heads of Government
- 9th Parliament Cabinet Ministers
- Includes Heads of State, Prime Ministers, Foreign, Trade and Aid Ministers.
Embassies and consulates
Australia
- Australian High Commission in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
- Australian Consulate in Papua New Guinea, Lae
Papua New Guinea
Resources
Contact details
- Assistant Secretary
Papua New Guinea Branch
Pacific Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Barton ACT 0221 - Phone: (02) 6261 1111
- Fax: (02) 6261 2248