Bougainville
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.
Bougainville Referendum Charter signed in Port Moresby
The Bougainville Charter has been signed by the Papua New Guinea governor general Sir Bob Dadae to fast-track preparations for the Bougainville referendum in June 2019.
Push to improve profits for Bougainville cocoa growers
Artisan chocolate makers from Australia say they hope to improve the profits of cocoa growers by returning to next week's Bougainville chocolate festival.
Little support for renewed Bougainville mining says group
A spokesperson for a Bougainville group opposed to a resumption of mining says hardly anyone supports the plan.
More protests against resumption of mining on Bougainville
A group calling itself 'Bougainvilleans United Against Mining' has re-stated its opposition to a resumption of mining at Panguna. Audio
Bougainville group adamantly against renewed mining
A group calling itself 'Bougainvilleans United Against Mining' has re-stated its opposition to a resumption of mining at Panguna.
New Bougainville Minister to focus on Peace Agreement
The newly appointed PNG Minister of Bougainville Affairs says his focus is to ensure the Peace Agreement is properly implemented.
Bougainville and PNG called on to talk out issues
An Australian academic says both the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments should sit down and sort out concerns over funding. Audio
Bougainville and PNG govts called on to talk through issues
An Australian academic says both the PNG and Bougainville governments should sit down and sort out concerns over funding.
Bougainville's Momis pleas for PNG to pay up
The President of Bougainville says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region has never been paid the funding it's been promised.
Bougainville tells PNG to meet constitutional obligations
Bougainville has again called on the Papua New Guinea Government to meet its constitutional obligations and fund the autonomous region properly. Audio
