PNG's public service reform rollercoaster
At independence, the PNG Public Services Commission (PSC) was a mighty body, with control over the entire public service. So powerful was it that the commissioners were referred to as “gods”.
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At independence, the PNG Public Services Commission (PSC) was a mighty body, with control over the entire public service. So powerful was it that the commissioners were referred to as “gods”.
See-sawing Public Service Commission reforms over the decades have not overcome clientelist politics, say Nematullah Bizhan and Stephen Howes.
Papua New Guinea is failing to meet its guarantees of human rights and civic freedoms, an international alliance of civil society groups warns.
Previous fee-free education policies in PNG have not lasted; how can a new policy maintain political support, ask Grant Walton and Husnia Hushang.
The perjury case against former Prime Minister and Member for Ialibu-Pangia, Peter O’Neill, has been discontinued by the Waigani National Court on Friday.