Australia Advises ‘High Degree of Caution’ Before Travelling to Papua New Guinea

Travellers to Papua New Guinea are being advised to be especially cautious as tensions in the island nation mount.

A piece of wreckage from World War II ace Richard Bong's P-38 Lightning fighter plane as it lays on the ground in the jungles of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, on May 15, 2024. Pacific Wrecks/Joel Carillet via AP

Travellers to Papua New Guinea are being advised to exercise a “high degree of caution” due to high levels of crime, tribal violence and civil unrest.

In particular, they’ve been urged to “reconsider” travelling to Mount Hagen in the Western Highlands, all of the Southern Highlands, Hela and Enga Provinces due to “the potential for unrest and ongoing security concerns.”