Tag: Peter O’Neill
Five PNC rebels break away from O’Neill’s cabinet in shock move
By Jack Lapauve Jnr in Port Moresby
Three Papua New Guinean provincial governors and two other MPs have resigned from Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's People's...
Former PM Morauta accuses Australia of ‘whitewashing’ PNG poll rigging
By Keith Jackson
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta has strongly criticised “foreign governments and organisations”, singling out Australia, for their assessments...
Former PM Sir Mekere blasts ‘lavish staging’ and ‘ridicule’ of APEC
NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces a K22 million (NZ$10 million) aid project to help polio vaccination for Papua New Guineans at the St...
500 US marines arrive in PNG to bolster APEC summit security
US Marines arrive in Port Moresby on board USS Green Bay. Video: EMTV News
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More than 500 US marines and US Navy...
O’Neill ‘undermining’ Bougainville peace deal, vote plan, says Miriori
The trailer for New Zealand documentary maker Will Watson's forthcoming documentary about the Bougainville peace process, Soldiers Without Guns. Video: TMI Pictures
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Australian doctors to be flown into PNG’s quake-stricken areas
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says 20 helicopters have now been deployed on Papua New Guinea's disaster relief operations. Video: EMTV News
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West Papua one step closer to MSG membership, says Wenda
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Melanesian Spearhead Group has made solid progress under the chairmanship of Solomon Islands. Video: EMTV...
United ULMWP executive confident of O’Neill’s West Papua support
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The executive of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has complied with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister...
Chris Overland: O’Neill’s ‘monstrous’ plan trashes traditional land legacies
OPINION: By Chris Overland in Adelaide
Recently, Keith Jackson's PNG Attitude has been publishing a discussion on some of the unhappy events that occurred as...
Rampaging mob attacks PM O’Neill’s interests – ‘warlords’ take over Mendi
By Johnny Poiya and Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
A rampaging crowd has attacked Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s official vehicle and business...
Pangu Pati opposition bloc defects to O’Neill’s PNG government
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After two weeks of controversy, Pangu Pati leader Sam Basil and most of his party have split with Papua New Guinea's...
Gary Juffa: The myth of PNG’s ‘Middle Bench’ – don’t be...
OPINION: By Gary Juffa
My advice for Papua New Guinea's new MPs and their staff, minions, hangers on and supporters ...
Some words about the middle...
Keith Jackson: From cusp of defeat, O’Neill’s stunning attempt to ‘steal’...
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson
The headlines variously read "O'Neill 'invited' to form government", "O'Neill gets tap to form government" and "People's National Congress invited to...
PNG Ombudsman wins court order to extend electoral writs deadline
EMTV News reports on the election writs court order.
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The Ombudsman Commission has obtained an interim court order to extend the return...
Constable Jimmy dies in PNG elections ambush – ‘being a cop’s...
By Elizah Palme in Wabag, Papua New Guinea
Duty called for two police officers and other members of Papua New Guinea's Mt Hagen Mobile Squad...
O’Neill’s government loses ministers, Speaker and deputy PM in PNG vote
By Scott Waide in Port Moresby
With time running out before the official end of Papua New Guinea's elections, partners of the Peter O’Neill-led coalition...
From ‘anticipation, excitement’ to dictatorship fears in PNG election
As polling draws to a close in Papua New Guinea this weekend and with counting still underway, Pacific Media Watch looks back at the...
PM O’Neill casts his vote in local village, shrugs off polling...
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill casts his vote in home village of Kauwo. Video: EMTV News
By the EMTV News elections coverage team
Papua New Guinea Prime...
Gary Juffa: Why these PNG elections are taking us towards dictatorship
OPINION: By Gary Juffa, current Governor of Oro and a candidate in these elections
I suspect that these Papua New Guinea elections have been so...
Rival Ialibu candidates accuse O’Neill of ‘rigging’ PNG general election
By Peter S. Kinjap
Candidates contesting Papua New Guinea's Ialibu/Pangia Open Electorate in the Southern Highlands province have accused Prime Minister Peter O'Neill of "rigging"...
Voting gets under way in PNG national elections
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Papua New Guineans began voting today in the two-week-long rolling ballot at different polling places across the country.
Voting began today in...
PM O’Neill challenges rival candidates to show off ‘real policies’ for...
Speaking about the controversial Manus Asylum Centre saga, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says the deal was signed and agreed to for the development of...