Fierravanti-Wells, Sen Concetta

Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS (New South Wales—Minister for International Development and the Pacific) (14:53): The nongovernment organisations that are delivering services will remain key partners for this program. It is important that the Papua New Guinean government do take responsibility for delivering services. We have aid partnership agreements with the government of Papua New Guinea—we give aid of approximately $600 million—but it is important that the government of Papua New Guinea do also take their fair share of responsibility. As I have indicated, Senator Moore, we are in discussions in relation to what that new framework will be. We are cognisant of the services that are currently being delivered and we want to make sure that the same standard of delivery continues.