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Sir Michael Somare is both Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and hereditarily chief of his village. In this insightful film, he explains the conflicts created by his dual roles and how these are overcome.
The town of Kamusie in Papua New Guinea is plagued by corruption and the authoritarian repression of local workers and landowners by a local manufacturing company and the police. The spectacularly beautiful scenery of the surrounding jungle and mountainous landscape, as contained here in some quality footage, offers no solace to the workers who have suffered violence and extreme mal-treatment all…
For 20 years Dr Mahathir Mohamad has criticised Australia essentially as being an outpost of Western paternalism in a region determined to throw off its colonial past. That's a message that resonates in Papua New Guinea at the moment where many local politicians fear that Australia is seeking to regain control. On his final overseas visit before his retirement this week, Dr Mahathir pointedly tra…
Papua New Guinea's elections in the country's highlands were rife with corruption, bribery and vote rigging. Opponents were intimidated or attacked, yet the results were accepted.
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This is the modern-day story of a native peoples' remarkable victory over Western Colonial power. A Pacific island rose up in arms against giant mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) - and won despite a military occupation and blockade. When RTZ decided to step up production at the Panguna Mine on the island of Bougainville, they got more than they bargained for. The island's people had enough …
A report following the dramatic events of the Sandline affair, which resulted in the resignation of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Sir Julius Chan.
An insightful report on the BRA rebels in Papua New Guinea.
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