PNG is an independent country and they deserve to be, and they are totally capable of doing so in my opinion, it’s certainly NOT a failed state.
What’s the solution? Australia and other Country’s including China need to continue to support PNG, not only financially but also in trade, training and mentoring and I’m sure there are a lot of other things.
I would have thought that needing to be supported both financially, and through training and mentoring is indicative of a State that has failed, or at the least yet to get up and running.
Tribalism is a problem when trying to form one big……..tribe. One big organised political community. The more tribes there are the harder it is to create a unified State. It doesn’t start getting better until the tribalism weakens and the unity develops.