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Air Niugini to link Brisbane directly to Mt Hagen and Alotau
KEITH JACKSONTOURISM in Papua New Guinea will be boosted by the inauguration of direct Air Niugini flights between Brisbane and two of PNG’s hubs for travellers.PNG planning minister Charles Abel has...
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A long career in journalism started with a letter to the editor
KEITH JACKSONTHE first time Daniel Kumbon saw his name in print was in a letter to the editor of the Post-Courier in 1976. He’s been hooked ever since. And now he’s won a Crocodile Prize award for...
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So what happened to the kiaps honour roll?
KEITH JACKSONAT the request of a group of four former kiaps, the honour roll of patrol officers and related district administration personnel who died in the course of their duties has been removed...
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I’m a writer – give me your ideas
PHIL FITZPATRICKTHE second book in the Inspector Metau series has just been released in paperback and, among other tasks, I have started research for the third and final book. The first book has also...
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It’s our fortieth birthday and it’s time to wake up
JOHN SLIVIAK | FaceBook Sepik WritersANY human will become a monkey if they are not allowed to think, feel and express themselves properly. Sadly, in this era, many Papua New Guineans still suffer from...
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It's the right moment for PNG writers, says Croc award winner
KEITH JACKSONJOYCELIN Leahy is a proud Papua New Guinean who believes that the people of PNG are born storytellers.And, as her Crocodile Prize win shows, Joycelin is not only a great storyteller but a...
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ROWAN CALLICK | The Australian | ExtractsRead the full article herePAPUA New Guinea is in an unusual space. It has a Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, who is in effect a chief executive.If he opposes a...
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If we write, we help develop PNG’s culture & literacy says Hazel
KEITH JACKSONHAZEL Kutkue, 20, the winner of this year’s short story award in the Crocodile Prize, was born in Madang of East Sepik parentage.Early in her life, Hazel’s parents separated. “I do not...
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2015 Crocodile Prize Award event is all set to roll in Kundiawa
CROCODILE PRIZE ORGANISATIONPREPARATIONS are well advanced for the 2015 Crocodile Prize awards event to be held in Kundiawa on 18 and 19 September.President of the Crocodile Prize Organisation, Jimmy...
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West Papua border incident as PNG claims Indonesian village
JAKARTA POSTPAPUA New Guinea has claimed Indonesian territory in Papua with its soldiers ordering local people to lower the Indonesian flag.Papua border and international relations head Suzana Wanggai...
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Infinity will be our prize says PNG’s top poet for 2015
KEITH JACKSON“ACKNOWLEDGING the fact that my poem is the best in this tough national literature contest is truly unbearable,” Philip Gena Kaupa told me.Philip, 27, is a marine biologist and, although...
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PNG’s 8 million citizens need Australia to stand with them
JOHN GARNAUT | Fairfax MediaWHEN Tony Abbott was trying to steer the conversation away from Bronwyn Bishop, he called a press conference to argue that the Northern Territory should become our seventh...
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The educational journey of Sepik Lass assisted by Simbu Man
JIMMY AWAGLEVERY glistening evening, as the sun set beneath the horizon of Manam Island, the Sepik lass would return home with her catch for dinner; part of her daily routine to provide fresh protein...
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Peter O'Neill takes a hard line on Australian aid workers
GREG EARL | Australian Financial ReviewPAPUA New Guinea prime minister Peter O'Neill has warned the Australian government he will not back down on a plan to shift aid workers from employment with aid...
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Huge cutbacks threaten to decimate PNG’s universities
KEITH JACKSONTHE vice-chancellor of the PNG University of Technology, Prof Albert Schram (pictured), has told Radio New Zealand International that the PNG Treasury has announced that all universities...
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Home
AMANDA YEOUI wrote this poem for my people in Sandaun Province. I love my home province. As the saying goes, “Home is where the heart is”.I watched as the sun set; Burning the sky like a raging fire;...
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Disaster planning: Getting ready for the big one in PNG
GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIAOVER the next 50 years there is a 50% chance that Papua New Guinea could experience a severe natural disaster from earthquakes or cyclones with losses of around K2 billion and with...
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A debate that perhaps PNG dare not entertain….
PETER KRANZWELL, angels may fear to tread but I'm going to wade in.Nobody in Papua New Guinea who’s hooked into the media could have missed the debate we’re having in Australia about whether same sex...
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