Carolyn Blacklock

Carolyn Blacklock is the former managing director of PNG Power Ltd and former representative for the World Bank in PNG

Recent articles by Carolyn Blacklock

PNG’s sustainability rests on funding people, not elites

PNG’s sustainability rests on funding people, not elites

Political and economic pressures are rising in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with escalating social tensions suggesting a need for focused regional support. Critics argue that given ongoing civil unrest, political instability with Rainbo Paita's challenge to Prime Minister James Marape and substantial economic challenges such as a stagnating minimum wage and increasing poverty, financial aid and strategies should be directed towards supporting the PNG populace rather than bolstering the political elite.

Australia and China are making the same mistake in Papua New Guinea

Australia and China are making the same mistake in Papua New Guinea

While Australia and China have very different approaches in PNG, both are in working primarily with political elites, while alienating the New Guinean public.

What China gets right in PNG and Australia gets wrong

What China gets right in PNG and Australia gets wrong

This former leader of PNGs state energy supplier says we should take a leaf from the China playbook by using a tied aid model.

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