AHC on Air October 2024 - PALM Scheme & Bougainville Chocolate Festival
On this month’s program, we will hear about the recently held Bougainville Chocolate Festival, the Cocoa Support Facility and other related Australian Government supported activities in the agriculture sector in the autonomous region of Bougainville.
Also on the program, we will hear about the PNG MSME and Informal Sector Study which gathered insight from over 2600 PNG MSME owners on how best to support a better business enabling environment and increase economic diversity and opportunities for all PNG citizens.
We also spoke to the PNG Labour Mobility Unit Director Hakaua Harry about PNG’s participation in the Pacific-Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
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AHC on Air September 2024 - DPP Launch & Teachers Expo
What a month September has been!
On Monday 16 September, PNG celebrated its 49th year of Independence. Just three days later, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP officially launched the Australia and Papua New Guinea Development Partnership plan 2024 – 2029.
The first ever Teacher Expo was also held in Port Moresby which saw the launch of the Diploma in Teaching Primary
Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Pat Conroy MP.
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AHC on Air August 2024 - Kokoda Initiative Program and Ambassador for Cyber Affairs visit
The Kokoda Track is significant for the people of Papua New Guinea and Australia.
During World War II, it was the site of fierce battles
between Japanese and Australian Forces. Today, it is a symbol of the enduring relationship between Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Through the Kokoda Initiative Program, the Australian and Papua New Guinean government have partnered to sustainably develop the track region.
This month on AHC-on-Air we speak to the Kokoda Track
Authority about the Ranger Capacity Development Program (RCDP) and how it is contributing to the quality of life of communities along the track and protecting the environmental and cultural values of the track.
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AHC on Air July 2024 - NAIDOC Week
In the first week of July each year, National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee or NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
In this episode, we feature the activities the High Commission organised as part of this year's NAIDOC Week observance.
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AHC on Air June 2024 - Ministerial Forum & Pacific Engagement Visa
The Papua New Guinea–Australia partnership is dynamic, multi-faceted and comprehensive.
Both nations are physically connected through shared maritime borders and joined through the rich cultures and history. The deepest commitment and longest lasting bond is through our people.
On this month’s program, we feature the 30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum and the launch of Australia’s Pacific Engagement VISA, a new permanent resident visa for participating countries across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
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