Papua New Guinea

An independent review of the pilot phase for PNGAus Partnership Secondary Schools initiative (PASS) was conducted in June 2021. PASS supports 12 secondary school partnerships between Australia and Papua New Guinea, and has a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to join forces to create an efficient and accessible carbon market under the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme. 

Australia has deployed an additional Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) and a further 14 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to partner with Papua New Guinea in its response to COVID-19.

Partnerships for Improving Education supports the Government of Papua New Guinea to improve the delivery of, access to, and quality of education for the children of PNG.

A successful partnership between the Australian Government, Papua New Guinea’s Department of Health and Australian company Seqirus has been extended by two years to 2023, having helped to save more than 500 lives over the last three years.

The 28th Papua New Guinea–Australia Ministerial Forum was held virtually on 2 September 2021. 

28th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum Joint Communiqué 2 September 2021 Canberra, Australia and Port Moresby, PNG (held virtually)

Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific will visit Papua New Guinea and the Philippines from 4 to 9 July.