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Executive Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Papua New Guinea, Professor Nakapi Tefuarani, says many medical graduates from China must complete additional training in Papua New Guinea before they can practise medicine.

Graduates in Papua New Guinea are gaining practical experiences in project management and learning how infrastructure contributes to development outcomes through Australia’s Economic and Social Infrastructure Program [ESIP].

A new clinic will be constructed at Angau General Hospital through the Australian–Papua New Guinea Partnership Program, to enhance regional healthcare logistics.

Bougainville President, Ishmael Toroama, and Vice President, Ezekiel Masatt, are leading a delegation to East New Britain Province to hold discussions with the National Government technical team on the Melanesian Relationship Agreement.

The Gulf Provincial Electoral Office has started awareness for the National Elections 2027 to inform communities of the voter enrollment update and photo-roll program that will be launched for the province on the 4th of July next month.

The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory has declared a Stage 1 Alert for Bagana Volcano in South Bougainville, after its most significant activity since monitoring was restored in 2024.

Ok Tedi Mining Limited has reassured stakeholders and the public that its operations remain normal and fully functional despite current dry weather and low river levels along the Fly River.

Western Province Governor Taboi Awi Yoto says development delays in the province are not just a top-level problem, and is calling on community and administrative leaders at every level to take ownership of public funds.

The Western Province–Australia Partnership Agreement continues to deliver tangible development outcomes, with the opening of a new Agricultural Training Facility and the completion of 40 bore water wells across drought-vulnerable communities.

The Koroba Lake Kopiago District Development Authority has paid K100,000 towards tuition for 120 students at Dauli Teachers College, with a further K100,000 to be released before the end of the academic year.