Visit to Papua New Guinea, March 2017

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop and Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato upon arrival in Madang ahead of the 25th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Papua New Guinea Minister for National Events, Sport and APEC, Justin Tkatchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Rimbink Pato, upon arrival in Madang ahead of the 25th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop and Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells visiting women vendors at a local market in Madang. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop and Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells learning about local crafts from women at a market in Madang. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato speaking at the 25th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop co-chairing the 25th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Minister for the Pacific and International Development, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and senior female officials at the 25th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop at the Consulate-General opening in Lae, Morobe Province. Photo credit: DFAT/Lynne McAllister

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Minister for the Pacific and International Development, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Bruce Davis and Divine Word University, Dr Cecila Nembou with female students from Divine Word University in Madang. Minister Bishop and Minister Fierravanti-Wells spoke to female students as part of the university’s International Women’s Day celebrations. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, with Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato, and Governor of Morobe, Kelly Naru arriving at the new Consulate-General in Lae. Photo credit: DFAT/Lynne McAllister

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, and Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato watching a traditional performance upon arriving at the Consulate-General opening in Lae, Morobe Province. Photo credit: DFAT/Lynne McAllister

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, talks with female students from Divine Word University in Madang as part of the university’s International Women’s Day celebrations. Photo credit: DFAT/Aaron English