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Women MPs? Marape has the power
Dame Carol Kidu - "Any prime minister could use the PNG constitution to bring women on to the floor of parliament if there was real commitment to have women there"DAME CAROL KIDU| Academia NomadEdited...
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The businessman: The Toroama story
After the civil war, Panguna mine became a lucrative source of scrap metal. Ishmael Toroama organised a role for himself in the industry that ensuedANTHONY REGAN| Australian National University |...
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The futility of protest, and a footnote
Philip Fitzpatrick - "By all means read, listen and complain if it makes you feel good. Just don’t expect anything to change"PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - You’re reasonably astute and a follower of...
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Wisdom needs to prevail in Alotau crisis
Armed guards at Giligili jail in Alotau. Police have foiled two escape plots by the Tommy Baker gang and have information that a third is planned (PNG Post-Courier)SCOTT WAIDE| My Land, My CountryAn...
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Delisa & the young rape victim
DANIEL KUMBONFICTION - The Old Man knew only too well that people throughout Papua New Guinea desperately needed basic services like health and education.He had done what he could through his charity...
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The candidate: The Toroama story
Ishmael Toroama and supporters. Fourth times a candidate and fourth time lucky - persistence can sometime seem like destinyANTHONY REGAN| Australian National University | EditedCANBERRA – The new...
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Let’s talk about violence against women
Imelda Tupi (Gloria Dara)MICHAEL KABUNI| Academia Nomad | Edited'Police have arrested a man who allegedly killed his wife, 10 years his junior. The man told police, “I killed my wife. I know I am in...
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A new children’s storybook from PNG
CAROLINE EVARIWhen I Grow Up by Caroline Evari, illustrated by Clarisa Alu. Independently published, May 2021. Paperback, 24 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8740768373. Available here from Amazon Australia $17.14...
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MAF’s PNG story started in tragedy
Harry Hartwig, his Auster aircraft with the people MAF was established to serveNEWS DESK| PNG BuzzPORT MORESBY - In the early morning hours of Monday, 7 May 1951, a lone plane lifted off from Madang...
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George Orwell, change & the future
George Orwell described '1984' with its dark vision of the future as a warning. “The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one. Don’t let it happen. It depends on...
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The rendering of change: there are means
Chris Overland - "The mantra of endless economic growth at all costs is deeply pernicious" (Banksy)CHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE – It is an especially fortunate state of affairs that the capacity for change...
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Q&A: The life of a woman in PNG politics
Dame Carol Kidu - "Some PNG male politicians would say to me, 'We don’t mind you being here but we don’t want our own women here'DAME CAROL KIDUEdited extracts of questions from a talk by Dame Carol...
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Bride price today: abuse & exploitation
The modern bride price system, corrupted by foreign influence and culture, has made the man the centre of attentionDUNCAN GABIMADANG - Bride price is a notable Melanesian tradition passed from one...
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Journalism & art at PNGAA speaker series
ABC journalists attached to the PNG National Broadcasting Commission in 1975: Sean Dorney, Bruce Bertram, Albert Asbury and Bob Lawrence (Don Hook)KEITH JACKSONNOOSA – The Papua New Guinea Association...
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Japheth and a tale of two men
DANIEL KUMBONFICTION – It was an urgent call from Japheth that alerted Delisa and The Old Man to the problem. Calls from other relatives in Bumbu village soon followed. Japheth’s former husband had...
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Moses Tekwie honours his father’s legacy
Moses Tekwie - honoured his father and family by graduating from Otago University yesterdayOTAGO BULLETIN BOARD| University of Otago | EditedDUNEDIN - Moses Muhwannah Tekwie yesterday graduated from...
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The annoying habits of politicians
PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - Politicians have many annoying habits, perhaps more than ordinary people. Where they get them is a mystery. One can only assume they learn off each other.At the top of the...
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We must stop violence against women
BARBARA ANGORO| Duresi’s OdysseyAUCKLAND - I am a Papua New Guinean woman. I am mum to a beautiful young girl child, next generation PNG woman.Each time I read about heinous crimes committed against...
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Why our national integrity is suffering
Mathew Damaru - the honest cop with few friends and a lot of enemies in high placesSCOTT WAIDE| My Land, My CountryLAE - Mathew Damaru, Director of the Police National Fraud and Anti-Corruption...
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Life with Covid: ‘Too many rumours’
Solange Dawana - "Young people can promote safe health standards by leading by example" (Save The Children)MADELEINE KECK| Global Citizen | EditedGlobal Citizen spoke with Solange Dawana, a first-year...
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