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Farewell PNG: Reflections on a country of contradictions
Eric Tlozek with Ikundi villagers - the land and its people captured Eric like it captures most of usERIC TLOZEK | Australian Broadcasting CorporationPORT MORESBY - I learnt about Papua New Guinea...
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Culture is important but collective humanity is moreso
Chris Overland's forebears were Cornish tin miners like these - he can't speak their language but knows how to bake a mean Cornish pastieCHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE - In a recent article, ‘Do You Understand...
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China continues criticism of Pacific undersea cable deal
Australia's undersea cables in the Asia-Pacific regionHAMARTIA ANTIDOTE | Pakistan Defence | EditedKARACHI - The leaders of Australia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea have marked the start of...
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Reviving some of the lost stories of German New Guinea
German native police on parade in 1909ROB PARERBRISBANE - I lived most of my life in what was formerly German New Guinea. In Wewak for the first four years of my life and then, after schooling in...
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Charles Abel’s one billion kina (or more) budget blow-out
Summary of likely sources used to understate Papua New Guinea's 2017 budget deficitPAUL FLANAGAN | PNG Economics | Edited extractYou can read Paul Flanagan’s full article, including charts,...
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Pacific Beat’s end signifies the corrosion of PNG-Australia bonds
FRANCIS NIIKUNDIAWA - There have been certain things that signify the bond between Australia and Papua New Guinea despite what appears to be a quickly eroding relationship.Amongst them was ABC’s...
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Pigs of New Guinea
WARDLEY D I BARRYWe beat our women For breakfast, kill them for lunch Pigs of New GuineaWe rape our women At night and boast about it Pigs of New GuineaEvery day we hunt Them down like wild animals...
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Championing the role & interests of women in PNG
Michael DomMICHAEL DOMThis commentary from Michael Dom was written as a contribution to a continuing and intense discussion in PNG Attitude about gender equity and violence against women in Papua New...
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How the PNG tsunami 20 years ago was a big wake-up call
Sissano Lagoon devastated after the 1998 tsunami (Jose Borrero)PROF DAVE TAPPIN | Geoblogy | British Geological SurveyKEYWORTH, UK - 20 years ago this week, on the evening of the 17 July 1998, 2,200...
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Are PNG men really savage? A balanced view about PNG
JORDAN DEAN PORT MORESBY - Colonial literature portrayed Papua New Guinea as an exotic and savage paradise. I am surprised that view is still maintained by Australians and some learned Papua Guineans....
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So much to say, but let me begin: Some words come from pain
Vanessa GordonVANESSA GORDONBRISBANE - I have so much to say. I don't know where to begin. I'll start with I do not think all men are savages. I am not a misandrist in any way, shape or form. I...
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PNG’s brush with the infamous Baader Meinhof Gang
ALLYN HICKSSYDNEY - The recent death of Papua New Guinea’s former director of public prosecutions, Kevin Egan, in Hong Kong brought memories of two interesting cases he handled in Port Moresby in the...
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Australia’s influence in – and knowledge of – the Pacific diminishes
Chinese navy destroyer - eyes on the Pacific as Australian influence wanesROWAN CALLICK | The Australian | ExtractsYou can read Rowan Callick’s complete article hereBEIJING - Asia is heading into...
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What now, Australia? You’re being truly outgunned by China
FRANCIS NIIKUNDIAWA - The recent surge of Chinese influence in the western Pacific and especially in Australia’s former colony Papua New Guinea should not be a surprise.China has been in the region...
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My brave little girl, Brianna, and the power of a smile
BriannaDOMINICA AREGOROKA - Her dazzling smile lit up the room. Her enchanting beauty amazed them all. Her liveliness made them feel alive. Their pain faded at her sight. She gave them hope. This...
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Tales of Bumbu Zab Zab MBE from Butibum, Morobe
ALLYN HICKSSYDNEY - After two years of enduring the incredible hardships of the Australian School of Pacific Administration - endless lectures, compulsory assignments, practice teaching, lesson...
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On Lihir, a doctor pursues eradication of a disfiguring disease
Oriol Mitjà examines a young patient, Jeremiah, who has an active infection which can be cured with a dose of azithromycin (Brian Cassey)MARTIN ENSERINK | Science | Edited extractsRead the complete...
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Australian miners in firing line of PNG resources law shake-up
JEWEL TOPSFIELD | Sydney Morning Herald | Edited extractsSYDNEY - Major Australian mining companies face the prospect of higher royalties, tough restrictions on fly-in fly-out workers and the potential...
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The wild Hagara Irishman with a seeming dislike of cowboys
An outdoor assembly at Hagara primary school in more recent and peaceful timesALLYN HICKSSYDNEY - During my teaching years in Papua New Guinea, I worked with a variety of headmasters, but one in...
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James Sinclair - Last word on a land he loved
James Sinclair on patrol at Lake Kopiago with Pami, 1952KEITH JACKSON | The AustralianMiddle Kingdom: A Colonial History of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, by James Sinclair, Crawford House, 672 pp,...
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