Bougainville
Australian miner expecting ABG support after Panguna mediation win
Mining company RTG says Philip Miriori has been confirmed as the chairman of the Special Mining Lease Osikiang Landowners Association.
Bougainville wants answers from PNG at meeting next month
The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says he will want answers from the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill when they meet next month. Audio
Bougainville suspects PNG Govt undermining it
Bougainville's president John Momis said he suspects the Papua New Guinea government is trying to undermine the region's autonomous government.
Bougainville and PNG to meet for talks next month
The autonomous Bougainville government is hoping it can finally resolve an impasse over financing when President John Momis meets Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill next month.
Sth Sudanese advice for Bougainville on referendum
Bougainvilleans have been urged to stay committed to the region's Peace Agreement to ensure a referendum on possible independence is internationally credible.
Tradewinds for 21 November 2017
The Norfolk Islands economy slips into a crisis; Concerns about overfishing in Hawaii; Bougainville's Panguna mine on track for reopening. Audio
BCL confident its Bougainville plans remain on course
Bougainville Copper Ltd says its plans to relaunch its operations at Panguna remain on course. Audio
BCL confident of Bougainville landowners backing
Bougainville Copper Limited says it remains on course to resume its mining operation at Panguna.
Bougainville Speaker wants respect for the environment
Much of Bougainville can be dramatically beautiful - a tourist drawcard, but not yet with many tourists. Audio
An academic's view of the Bougainville independence vote
Long serving Australian diplomat and now academic attached to the ANU, James Batley, looks at the coming referendum on independence in Bougainville. Audio
Bougainville focusses on growing tax and revenue
One hundred and fifty delegates are attending a tax and revenue summit on Bougainville to find ways to grow the autonomous region's economy and tax base.
Bougainville says O'Neill ill-informed in referendum comments
The president of Bougainville, John Momis, says the Papua New Guinea prime minister, Peter O'Neill, is ill-informed and misleading in his statements on the region's independence referendum. Audio
Bougainville's Momis says PNG PM wrong on vote
The president of Bougainville, John Momis, is furious at claims by the Papua New Guinea prime minister that the independence referendum may not go ahead.
O'Neill warns no guarantee of Bougainville referendum
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has indicated there's no guarantee the independence referendum in Bougainville will proceed as scheduled.
PNG PM says Bougainville referendum may not go ahead
The Papua New Guinea prime minister, Peter O'Neill, says an independence referendum in Bougainville will not go ahead if key conditions are not met.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 September 2017
Hope for change in the way PNG elections are run; Bougainville makes strides towards preparation for the 2019 referendum; The Pacific's environment agency marks the start of a new action plan, and… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 September 2017
Bougainville makes strides towards preparation for the 2019 referendum; The Pacific's environment agency marks the start of a new action plan; and the West Papuan liberation movement focussed on… Audio
Bougainville makes strides as it prepares for referendum
The Bougainville agency charged with preparing the region for a referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea is already looking beyond the vote scheduled for June 2019. Audio
Call for Bougainvilleans to look at independence options
Australian academic, Professor Ted Wolfers, says it is vital that people on Bougainville hold a dialogue about independence and the nature of any independence they may want. Audio
Women's aspirations united for Bougainville referendum
The North Bougainville women's MP says the aspirations of local women must be considered in the 2019 referendum on independence.
