University of Papua New Guinea

The Australian Defence Force has recruited a Papua New Guinea citizen to join the Australian Defence Force.

So let's talk about the selection process that started on the 16th of November and by all university students at UPNG, University of Technology Lulea and Pacific Advantage University only by eligible or only those who can apply.

Only must stop underneath law 18 to 25 plus Christmas.

Only by God or specific or roads where only by apply law kissing walk all same.

This is Pacific Beat on ABC Radio Australia.

On the show today, from next month, PNG University students will be able to join the Australian Defence Force.

We will be having two cohorts of roughly 50 people each undertake a 16-week course, after which they will then be taken into the ADF.

And Solomon Islands Government wants a two-thirds increase to the number of Palm Scheme workers sent to Australia.

The last time we met, yeah, I was at, was it Coro, Coro Borro? Coro Inter.

And then finished off year eight there, went over to POMIS, finished off POMIS year 12, then went over and did law school at UPNG.

Yeah, and then finished off that and then just started working from there.

yeah wow wow i mean look what was uh you know you said you bought in germany yeah probably didn't remember as much

When I...

I didn't speak much Tok Pisin until I actually got to uni.

Uni was called UPNG because it was all just like...

I guess if you will, it was a public institution, right? But all the public unions were there.

But researchers say the development of new schools, hospitals and formal labour markets is lagging behind that rate of growth, placing an increasing strain on existing infrastructure as a result.

And at the heart of the situation, Kingtown Mambon, who lectures in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea School of Business and Public Policy, says family planning in PNG has what he calls a conversion problem.

Kingtown joins us on Pacific Week this morning.

Welcome to the program.

We appreciate your time.

Thank you for having me.

Kingta Mambon lectures in economics at the University of Papua New Guinea's School of Business and Public Policy, saying family planning in PNG has a conversion problem.

And out of that, a growing population, which seems to be lagging behind what that population needs to support it.