The targeted aid from Australia
According to the report and recent news that has been released in the land down under stated that the government and Papua New Guinea governments say the focus of their relationship needs to rotate from aid to trade. In which the annual ministerial meeting is being held in Alotau, capital of Milne Bay province, in eastern PNG. Recent review showed a lot of criticism when it comes to the Australia’s $450 million aid program. Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says a new approach is needed.
“We should focus much more on a small number of areas (where) we think we can make a real impact,” he said.
However the development and progress agreement of these two countries will be going to expired at the end of the year. Whereas, an agreement was marked agreeing to PNG fruit pickers to start work in Australia, as well as a different allowing Australian health workers easier right of admission keen on the PNG side of the Torres Strait.
