8, No. 4, SPECIAL VOLUME ON ‘SECURITY IN THE PACIFIC ARC’ (SUMMER 2012), pp. 47-60 (14 pages) Since independence in 1975 Papua New Guinea has enjoyed a generally benign external security environment, ...

called the PNG Independence Act of 1975, cut the umbilical cord from the wombs of Australia to birth Papua New Guinea." Papua New Guinea has struggled with a range of social and economic issues ...

Papua New Guinea, administered by nearby Australia until independence in 1975, is the second leg of Francis’ 11-day trip. In the longest and farthest voyage of his papacy, Francis will also ...