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| 2013 Australia Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue participants |
I am so humble to have represent Papua New Guinea to participate in the inaugural
Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue which was held in Sydney and
Canberra, Australia from 26 to 28 November last year 2013.
The dialogue comprises 20 emerging leaders from Australia
and Papua New Guinea which we met at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in
Sydney to discuss issues on Growing the Economy and Attracting Investment in
the Asian century, Politics and Accountability, National Infrastructure
Challenges and Reform and Innovation in the delivery of Health and Education
services. We also had the opportunity to met Australian Minister
for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP following the formal Dialogue on
26 November.
Delegates from Papua New Guinea,
including myself also participated in a separate program of visits and
briefings in Sydney and Canberra on 27 and 28 November. This program included meetings with
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Papua New Guinea’s High
Commissioner to Australia, the Australia National University, the Australian
Council for International Development, the Australian Broadcasting Commission,
the Australia-Papua New Guinea Business Council, New South Wales Trade and Investment
and a visit to the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
and the Legislative Council of the New South Wales Parliament.
I now look forward to be part of the network that Lowy Institute is establishing to encourage the development of wider people-to-people links between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
