Firth, Stewart2022-06-06http://hdl.handle.net/1885/267140The Papua New Guinea government recently removed fifteen Australian advisers from its public service, as promised in mid-2015. The Australians were working in the departments of finance, transport, treasury and justice, key parts of the country’s administrative structure. The PNG government left eighteen others where they were and the advisers’ departure is not likely to disturb good relations between PNG and Australia.This item was commisioned by Australian National Universityapplication/pdfen-AU© 2017 The Author(s)The Pacific's state of independence20162020-12-27