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Carolyn Blacklock

June 2024

Penny Wong and Richard Marles visit Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape.

Why Australia needs to stop being PNG’s payday lender

It might seem a good, neighbourly thing to do. But loans can be damaging as poorly tied aid. The alternative is subsidising direct Australian business investment.

March 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape in December.

What China gets right in PNG and Australia gets wrong

This former leader of PNG’s state energy supplier says we should take a leaf from the China playbook by using a “tied aid” model.

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