Australian Consulate-General

Australian Consul-General, Mark Foxe, made the clarification to the Lae business community, saying he continues to field visa enquiries and requests to intervene on decisions.

“Visas are not the responsibility of my office nor the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby,” Foxe stated.

“Visas are not a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade function but an immigration issue through the Department of Home Affairs.”

This is in recognition of the expanding trade partnership between Papua New Guinea and Australia, and the growing profile of Lae, Morobe Province.

The Australian High Commissioner Bruce Davis was onsite at the Lae International Hotel, as operations commenced at the temporary office.

Davis formally thanked Australia’s Honorary Consul, Alan McLay, and former Honorary Consul, Phil Franklin, for their service over many years to assist Australians on behalf of the Australian Government.