Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Australian High Commission in Papua New Guinea. We hope you find this website useful and informative.

Australia is a close friend and partner of PNG. Our relationship is strong on many levels. It is born of history and geography and covers the full range of bilateral interests. Close partnerships exist between governments, businesses and people in both countries.

The Australian Government shares a common aspiration for a stable and prosperous Papua New Guinea. Our assistance is designed to help the PNG Government achieve its key development goals.

Australia itself is a stable, democratic and multi-cultural society with a strong competitive economy and a tradition of scientific and innovative excellence. The quality of life enjoyed by people in Australia is one of the highest in the world. This website contains more information for people interested in going to Australia.

We would like to encourage all Australian citizens and permanent residents in PNG to register with the Australian Government through the High Commission or Smartraveller at www.smartraveller.gov.au.

Registering with the High Commission is beneficial and easy. The registration information provided by you will help us to find you in an emergency. It may also be used to pass other information to you such as new Travel Advisories, notice of elections, and important information relevant to travellers and expatriates.

Registration must be self-motivated. There is no automatic registration when you get a passport, a visa or a job in PNG. Long term residents should regularly check to see if their registration is current.

If you wish to register or if you think that your registration may have lapsed please call the High Commission on +675 7090 0100 or send an e-mail to consular.portmoresby@dfat.gov.au to request a registration form. You can also register online at www.orao.dfat.gov.au. When doing so please include your email address.

For visa enquiries please send an email to the visa office immigration.port-moresby@dfat.gov.au or the visa service provider ttsportmoresby@ttsvisas.com.

Latest news

• Financial literacy training strengthens Manus communities
  More than 2,000 people in Manus Province have been equipped with the financial literacy skills needed to save money, run small businesses and promote local economic activity.

• Partnership to support women’s political participation in Papua New Guinea
  A Memorandum of Understanding was signed last week by Dr Alphonse Gelu, Registrar of Political Parties and the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission, and Professor Michael Wesley, Dean of the Australian National University (ANU) College of Asia and the Pacific, committing both organisations to work together to improve women’s leadership and political participation in Papua New Guinea.

• PNG Update biggest yet
  This year’s PNG Update was the biggest, showcasing 75 papers by scholars and policy experts from Papua New Guinea and Australia to discuss the nation’s future.

• PNG and Australian legal experts engage in mentoring workshop
  Top Papua New Guinean and Australian lawyers are mentoring legal trainees to become confident, informed and empowered through a partnership program between the Legal Training Institute and the Victorian Bar.

• Legal trainees boost skills through advocacy workshop
  Seventy-four law students from the Legal Training Institute refined their courtroom skills with some of Australia’s top legal experts last month.