Recommendations
Recommendation 1
3.78 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government reverse funding cuts made
to the Papua New Guinea aid budget as part of a broader commitment to progressively
increase Australia's official development assistance to 0.5 per cent of gross
national income by 2024-25.
Recommendation 2
3.79 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government reassess the priorities of
the aid program in the context of the PNG Government's recent budgetary cuts to
education, health and infrastructure.
Recommendation 3
3.83 The
committee recommends that the objectives of the Australian aid program to Papua
New Guinea explicitly include inclusive and equitable outcomes in development.
Recommendation 4
3.84 The
committee recommends that the key policy documents of the Australian aid
program to Papua New Guinea articulate how development objectives align with
the Sustainable Development Goals.
Recommendation 5
3.85 The
committee recommends that the Australian aid program to Papua New Guinea
include increased support for non-government organisations, civil society and
churches delivering assistance to rural and remote communities.
Recommendation 6
3.88 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government conduct an assessment of
the impact of the closure of the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre on
development activities.
Recommendation 7
3.90 The
committee recommends the Australian Government examine an expanded program to
link institutions in Australia and Papua New Guinea for the purpose of capacity
building.
Recommendation 8
3.92 The
committee recommends the Australian Government assess how cross-border
initiatives with Papua New Guinea and Indonesia could contribute to the
objectives of Australia's aid program.
Recommendation 9
4.74 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government's Governance Facility
include a social accountability program to support local communities in Papua
New Guinea demand better services.
Recommendation 10
4.79 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government increase:
- its support for measures
to prevent the spread of tuberculosis in the Western Province of Papua New
Guinea; and
- funding for the
development of new treatments for tuberculosis suitable for development
countries.
Recommendation 11
4.81 The
committee recommends the Australian Government prioritise a new program to
reduce childhood malnutrition and stunting in Papua New Guinea and track
childhood malnutrition and stunting as a human development performance
benchmark of the Australian aid program.
Recommendation 12
4.83 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government increase the support for
the training of primary school educators in Papua New Guinea.
Recommendation 13
4.85 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government investigate options to
coordinate and support aid programs focused on cultural change in gender
inequality and gender based violence.
Recommendation 14
5.51 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, in supporting economic
growth and public sector partnerships in Papua New Guinea through the aid
program, ensures and demonstrates that:
- there is an appropriate
focus on micro-businesses, small to medium enterprises and the agricultural
sector; and
- locally affected
communities are consulted and involved in the development of programs.
Recommendation 15
5.53 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government support:
- an increasing number of
Papua New Guineans accessing the Seasonal Workers Program;
- the request of the Papua
New Guinea Government to expand the Seasonal Workers Program to other relevant
sectors;
- an investigation of
remittance costs between Papua New Guinea from Australia.
Recommendation 16
5.56 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government:
- target increasing
infrastructure aid funding on transport and road infrastructure in Papua New
Guinea; and
- support efforts to
develop public private partnerships to invest in transport and road
infrastructure.
Recommendation 17
6.37 The
committee recommends the Australian Government target illegal activities
undertaken in Australia which are linked to corruption in Papua New Guinea.
Recommendation 18
6.40 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government:
- continue to support
research activities which promote the effectiveness of the aid program to Papua
New Guinea; and
- ensure that this
research is considered in decisions made regarding the aid program to Papua New
Guinea.
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