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New book guides journalists through climate change jungle
DAVID ROBIE | Pacific Media Centre/Pacific Media WatchScience Writing and Climate Change, Edited by Crispin C Maslog, David Robie and Joel Adriano, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, June...
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Providing police housing is a Marape government priority
Police Minister Bryan Kramer and chairman of Nambawan Super Anthony Smare - hundreds of new homes for the policeBRYAN KRAMER | Kramer Report.PORT MORESBY - While members of the police force have...
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Triads threaten new government's desire to ‘take back PNG’
Jubilant drug smugglers leave Jacksons Airport, Port Moresby, after serving an 18 month sentence for a crime that would get them executed elsewhere in AsiaDANIEL KUMBONWABAG - While the ‘Look North’...
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Islam in PNG: Long journey towards tolerance & understanding
Imam of Mt Hagen, Ahmad Didat - “When I built this mosque, I was alone. Then the community came"SCOTT WAIDE | EMTVLAE – At midday, as a small group of men and boys prepare for Friday Prayers in...
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The media is overstating China’s aid to the Pacific
China's total Pacific aid (Lowy Institute)TERENCE WOOD | Devpolicy BlogCANBERRA - The Guardian newspaper is far from the worst offender in reporting on Chinese aid.(That award goes to the Sunshine...
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Taking Back PNG: Is Australian aid obsolete in a China world?
Boniface Kaiyo - 'James Marape faces key challenges including the failure of Australia’s aid assistance to PNG'BONIFACE KAIYOPORT MORESBY - Papua New Guinea is in a region at a crossroads. One road...
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Australian journalists’ union joins bid for press freedom
MEDIA STATEMENT | MEAA | Pacific Media WatchSYDNEY - MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, today joined with other media organisations in calling for urgent legal changes to protect press...
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Japan, US & Australia K3.4 billion loan for LNG project
HISAO KODACHI | Nikkei Asian Review writerTOKYO -- Japan, the US and Australia have picked a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea as their first case for joint financing in the...
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Trail bureaucrats hijack $5 million Kokoda trekker payments
Campsite toilet on Imita Ridge (Lynn)CHARLIE LYNNSYDNEY - Over the past decade more than $5 million (K11.8 million) has been hijacked from Kokoda trekkers by unaccountable Australian and Papua New...
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Why we must never legislate for prostitution in PNG
PAWA KENNY AMBAISIPORT MORESBY – During his time in office now ousted prime minister Peter O’Neill sign off on some controversial issues like the $1.2 billion UBS loan and dismantling Task Force Sweep...
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The value of the outside view: we observers also learn
Phil FitzpatrickPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - I’ve written a lot about Papua New Guinea over the years. I’ve also written a lot about Aboriginal Australia.My writing has been as an observer and sometimes...
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‘Up your game’, journalism winner Ben Bohane tells Oz media
Australian photojournalist Ben Bohane currently based in Port Vila, Vanuatu (Johnny Blades)NEWS DESK | Pacific Mornings | Radio AustraliaLink here to listen here to Ben Bohane speaking with Tahlea...
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Soukuru
LIGGIE KARE | The Crocodile Prize | Cleland Award for Heritage LiteratureSoukuru are the invisible bush people of the Gulf Province. They are like dwarfs: short, unselfish and full of either good luck...
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Deadly ‘crystal road’ maritime drug route straddles the Pacific
Maritime drug trafficking poses huge policing challenges for South Pacific countries, monitoring ocean making up one-third of the world’s surface.KATE LYONS | Guardian AustraliaSYDNEY - It’s been...
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Caroline Evari tells: ‘Nanu Sina’ came from deepest emotions
LEIAO GEREGA | PNG Post-CourierPORT MORESBY - Imagine reading through a collection of poems only find out that they were written throughout a decade by a young woman struggling through life. The...
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Kokoda tour operators: Please improve your game
Charlie Lynn with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. Lynn was an MP in Morrison's home state of NSWCHARLIE LYNN | Adventure Kokoda Blog | Edited extractsSYDNEY – I’ve had documents forwarded to...
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The hard task of striking a balance in our views of PNG
Fr Garry Roche - "Can we proclaim the many good things happening in PNG and at the same time not close our eyes to the many difficulties"GARRY ROCHEDUBLIN - Phil Fitzpatrick has raised the important...
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Oh Bougainville, my Bougainville, sorry I caused you pain
Danny Gonol - "Marape, if I were in your position, I would apply my brakes and re-look at the whole Bougainville issue"DANNY GONOL | Edited from an Open LetterMT HAGEN – James Marape rose to the top of...
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Taking risks – is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Alphonse Huvi - "We have the choice of putting those doubts where they belong - out of the way"ALPHONSE HUVITINPUTZ - The meaning of the word ‘risk’ is the possibility that something bad may happen....
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The crisis in Australia’s offshore detention centres
President Trump tweeted, alongside pictures distributed by the Australian government, “These flyers depict Australia’s policy on illegal immigration. Much can be learned!”ASHLEY PARK | Organisation for...
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