Our country has developed in some areas and progressed in others while our population has exponentially tripled. – Investment dealings with as many foreign partners to diversify development. – Compensation or equity for value in government infrastructure used by investors – Investment that would reduce reliance on imported goods – Downstream processing of raw PNG materials – Investment in rural and remote outposts of the country – Upskilling of PNG workforce, and greater emphasis on female employment – Government acquisition of foreign business Of nine aims, none has been achieved in any significant form as we celebrate our 47th anniversary this Friday.īriefly, here are some of those ambitions: It stated the aims and responsibilities of the government in ensuring its people reach financial maturity, political freedom and economic independence.’ Published in the Post-Courier, it was plain, simple and readable and headlined ‘Our aim is economic independence’. One year before independence, Somare had heralded a manifesto which dictated how PNG would gain and foster economic independence.
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In preparation for eventual independence in 1975, Somare and his party went full steam ahead to prepare the country to become a new and independent nation on September 16, 1975.
The national anthem changed from ‘God Save the Queen’ to ‘Advance Australia Fair’ for a few short shaky months as the Australian Government, under pressure from the UN decolonisation agenda, relented to Somare’s ambition and determination. PANGU save lo Rot, was the catchy slogan! By 1973, Somare was Chief Minister of the Australian Territory of Papua & New Guinea. In the seventies, Michael Somare was becoming a hot head as political leader of Papua New Guinea’s independence movement.īelligerent, the leader of the Bully Beef Club, later to become PANGU Pati, constantly wavered his fist in the face of the Australian Government, and demanded that Australia decolonize its only colony on planet earth.Īs 1970 was weaned, Somare and the Bully Beef Club was rattling the shackles of colonialism and winning.
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