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PNG is one of the most hazardous flying environments in the world. Recent years have seen a disturbing number of crashes. All were poorly investigated due to corruption and lack of resources.
After Bougainville's President died suddenly in June, the future of the island's huge mineral reserves is in doubt. A secret deal gives an Australian business a 70% share of the resources but does the deal still stand?
With up to 3% of the population infected by HIV/AIDS, the disease is running rife in Papua. With this figure set to double, campaigners are calling for international attention.
For every one thousand babies born in Papua New Guinea, more than seventy will die before their fifth birthday. The country's morgues are filling up with tiny abandoned corpses. Faced with this crisis, inspirational PNG women are fighting back.
David Williams job is so dangerous, one mistake can kill him. As a snake handler and research scientist, he's on a mission to save lives by making a cheap and effective antivenom.
With no handcuffs, diesel for police cars or stationery to write reports, even by PNG standards, Rabaul's police are ill-equipped. Local businessmen have had enough. They've enlisted as reservists and taken up arms.
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