Category: mining

Mining in Morobe

Mining in Morobe, Papua New Guinea: Impacts from mining along the Watut River The Mineral Policy Institute’s report into mining impacts along the Watut River in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea is now publicly available. The report was officially released and distributed late September2014 to many of...

Step by step, conservative forces move to silence NGOs’ voices

Step by step, conservative forces move to silence NGOs’ voices By Joan Staples The federal Liberal Party, government ministers, Coalition MPs, the Minerals Council of Australia and the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) are targeting the advocacy role of Australia’s environmental NGOs. In particular, they are trying to silence...