Minister charged with physically assaulting woman, released on bail Papua New Guinea’s influential Petroleum Minister, Jimmy Maladina, has been charged with assault following an alleged “domestic dispute” in Australia, according to court documents. Police said a 31-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in Sydney by a 58-year-old man who was known to her on Saturday morning local time. Mr Maladina was granted conditional bail ahead of a court appearance on 11 July. In a statement, he said he was “aware of the recent media reports” and was “cooperating with the authorities to address this...