Continental breakup and UHP rock exhumation in action: GPS results from the Woodlark Rift, Papua New Guinea

Commentary: Contrary findings from Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea.

Active continental extension : The Woodlark Basin

n October 1995, a four-day multi channel seismic and bottom sampling survey was conducted aboard the R/V Ewing in the Pacific’s western Woodlark Basin. This site augmentation effort, supported by USSSP, was associated with JOIDES Proposal #447. New data from this survey provide further evidence for active extension on a low-angle (~25) normal fault but do not support a metamorphic core complex ...

Donovanosis in Papua New Guinea.

Clinical and epidemiological observations on 87 cases of donovanosis seen at Port Moresby General Hospital are presented, with detailed reports of three cases in which the disease was more severe. The circumstances of infection described were consistent with venereal transmission. Chloramphenicol and gentamicin were effective in curing the disease, while streptomycin was found to be ineffective...

Leadership in Papua New Guinea

The unique context and challenges of leadership in Papua New Guinea are not adequately explained by the extant literature. This paper investigates the context of, and barriers to leadership, in Australia’s closest northern neighbour, as PNG attempts to actively participate in a dynamic, rapidly changing global environment. Historically, PNG is a diverse Nation of tribal societies organised on t...

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Melanesian Children with Haematogenous Osteomyelitis from the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Background: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important cause of bone infection since the 1940s. Current guidelines recommend targeted antibiotic use for osteomyelitis treatment informed by microbial sensitivity patterns. However, in settings without microbiology facilities, empirical antibiotic use is common. Unrecognized antibiotic resistance potentiates persisten...