Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Moore, the current arrangements will end on 30 June next year. We are in discussions with the government of Papua New Guinea to put a new framework in place. We are having discussions with the government of Papua New Guinea in relation to how that will work. Our intention is to assist the government of Papua New Guinea to deliver the necessary services. So, as far as this is concerned, it is not an issue of funding; it is an issue of new arrangements. In due course we will be releasing details in relation to that, but we are discussing these matters with relevant people, including, most especially, the government of Papua New Guinea.