Media Releases - 2008
Past media releases: 2007 / 2006
December
- PNGDF Officer receives prestigious award at Royal Australian Naval College, 16 December
- PNGDF and ADF celebrate PNG Maritime College Graduations, 16 December
- Australian Relief Supplies for PNG Floods, 12 December
- Australian War Memorial in Wau rescued from thieves, 1 December
November
- Exercise HELICON LUK 2008, 24 November
- Kokoda Development Project, 19 November
- Building and Construction Trade Mission, 18 November
- Early Visa applications, 7 November
- Exercise Helikon Luk 2008, 4 November
- Visit reinforces focus on the development of communities, 3 November
- Joint Communique on the PNG-Australia partnership for development, 3 November
October
- Furthering the partnership between Australia and PNG, 31 October
- Media and good governance, 27 October
- Australian High Commissioner visits Gerehu HIV educators, 7 October
- Agribusiness Trade Mission to visit PNG, 3 October
September
- PNG and Australian forces work together to improve soldiers’ living conditions, 18 September
- PNG and Australia join forces to renovate school classrooms, 8 September
- Commemoration of Battle for Australia Day, 4 September
August
- Creating a Healthier PNG, 25 August
- Australian Prime Minister signs Partnership for development with PNG and Samoa, 20 August
- Australian teacher and adventurer kayaks around PNG, 12 August
- Australian Governor-General opens Youth Center, 1 August
July
June
- 2008 Australian Tertiary Education and Training Road-Show, 17 June
- Another milestone for Australia-Pacific Technical College, 12 June
- World Youth Day nears, 4 June
- Australia helps in struggle against violence, 2 June
May
- Australia and PNG - natural investment partners, 28 May
- Australia helps PNG boost cancer treatment, 26 May
- Australian budget good news for PNG, 23 May
- PNG and ACIAR set new research priorities, 15 May
- Australian Government to rebuild two Oro schools, 5 May
- Australia and PNG partners on climate change, 2 May
April
- Australia offers funding for grassroots sports, 23 April
- New children’s library opens at POM General, 16 April
- Australian Government helps amateur boxing club in Lae, 10 April
- PNG in unique position to increase prosperity, 9 April
- Australian government backs basketball club, 9 April
- Australian government supports surfing club, 3 April
March
- Morobe campaign for attitude change towards violence in the home, 25 March
- Inaugural recipients of Allison Sudradjat scholarships announced, 19 March
- Wine Tasting event, 17 March
- We Don’t Dance For No Reason show opens in PNG, 14 March
- Australia Week opens with International Women’s Day, 10 March
- Australia seeks to host 2009 Pacific Islands Forum, 8 March
- Australian support for PNG, 7 March
- Port Moresby Declaration, 6 March
- Papua New Guinea – Australia – Forest Carbon Partnership, 6 March
February
- Australian High Commissioner becomes Scouts’ patron, 28 February
- Australia supports training for PNG Defence staff, 27 February
- Hugely successful PNG/Australian music show to perform in PNG, 26 February
- Papua New Guineans benefit from ACIAR scholarships, 21 February
- Good sports in PNG Law and Justice Sector, 9 February
- Australian High Commissioner addresses historic gathering of PNG church leaders, 6 February
January
- Marcus Bai takes on ambassador role with Yumi Lukautim Mosbi, 29 January
- Scholarship enables woman to continue father’s legacy, 25 January
- Australian Government funds music project, 22 January