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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape says it is very disappointing that foreign-owned media in the country continues to run “fake news”. He said this today (December 8, 2022) after an editorial in The National claimed that former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had rubbished Papua New Guinea at the PNG Mining and Petroleum Conference in Sydney this week. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” PM Marape, who attended the Sydney conference on Monday, said. “The people of Australia and PNG demand an apology from The National for what seems to be a deliberate attempt to damage good relations between our two countries, “Even PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum President Anthony Smare, who organised the conference, is bewildered at where The National got this information from. “Such lies, propagated by foreign-owned media in PNG, will only damage the good relations between Australia and PNG that have existed long before they came in. “The 1000-plus people who packed the

A Leadership Tribunal in PNG has handed down its ruling on the penalty in relation to the finding of guilt of the seven (7) counts of misconduct in office against Madang MP Bryan Kramer.  The tribunal called for Kramers’ dismissal from office.  Madang MP Bryan Kramer dismissed from Officer  Following the handing down the decision by the tribunal , Mr.Kramer released the following statement.  /// A Leadership Tribunal in PNG has handed down its ruling on the penalty in relation to the finding of guilt of the seven (7) counts of misconduct in office against me (Brian Kramer).  The Tribunal categorized the seven counts of misconduct into two main categories in determining whether there is serious culpability (wrongdoing on my part) warranting my dismissal from office or recommending a lesser penalty of a fine or suspension of no more than three months without pay. Category 1 included counts 1 and 2 that related to my Facebook publications scandalising the judiciary.  Count 1 being the pub