Charles Lepani reflects on the changes after Independence and the intake of younger, ambitious ministers who began to challenge the authority of public servants. His discusses the impact of new and recurrent spending in planning capital works projects. He discusses the changing ratio of aid funding for projects.
Michael Somare states that he discussed with Gough Whitlam the importance of at least 4 or 5 years of continuing Australian presence in PNG for training, and his discussions regarding ongoing financial assistance to PNG from Australia with both Gough Whitlam and Andrew Peacock.
