Frieda Mine Development Dilemma: Frieda River Communities Demand a Future on their own Terms- By Shayanne Waide
In challenging the innovative development narrative, it is imperative to weigh the costs against the benefits. Asking the question, “Can critical public infrastructure, skilled employment, and business opportunities truly compensate for the sociological, physical, psychological and environmental toll on the lives and heritage of the Frieda and Sepik river communities?”
Sacrificial Lamb
THE SEPIK IS NOT A SACRIFICIAL LAMB Beneath the verdant canopy of Papua New Guinea’s pristine rainforests and the shimmering depths of its azure seas, lies a paradox: a land overflowing with natural riches, yet its people remain desperately shortchanged from...
Australian Government Body Accepts PNG Community’s Complaint Over Frieda River Mine
The Australian National Contact Point for an international standard on responsible business conduct has agreed to investigate a complaint lodged on behalf of thousands of people in PNG who say they have not given consent for Pan Aust to build an enormous copper and gold mine in their area.
Power to the people: the fight against mining waste being dumped in the ocean
The communities in Morobe who are concerned about Wafi Golpu and communities in the Sepik are facing the same type of threat: the waste from an enormous copper and gold mine.
Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River communities file human rights complaint against Australian company PanAust over its proposed Gold-Copper mine
Today, 2,638 people from 64 villages along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea have filed a complaint with the Australian Government against Brisbane-based PanAust Limited, for failing to obtain their consent to the proposed Frieda River Mine. If built, the mine would be the largest ever in Papua New Guinea and among the largest mines in the world
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