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Harnessing Papua New Guinea’s rugby league obsession

You don't have to spend much time in Papua New Guinea to realise that the country is obsessed with rugby league. The atmosphere in Port Moresby on a State of Origin night could rival the most devout regions of New South Wales or Queensland. Rugby league is considered PNG's national sport. In a

By Jonathan Pryke, Joanna Lester

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Book review: PNG, Australia’s Northern Shield?

Given the general gloom that seems to dominate contemporary Australian perceptions about Papua New Guinea’s ability to govern itself, it is refreshing to learn how mournfully doubtful successive Australian Cabinets in the late 1960s through to PNG’s independence in 1975 were about our former

By Sean Dorney

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Pacific links: Teresia Teawia, PNG’s budget, Fiji Times sedition charges and more

Following on from Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the Pacific region is slated to experience storm activity for the next few weeks. The Pacific has said a sad farewell to trailblazing scholar and poet Dr Teresia Teawia, who passed away last week. Dr Teawia was widely known for her research on Pacific

By Harriet Smith

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Workshop outcomes document: The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

This report summarises the outcomes of the workshop on The potential for rugby league to connect Australia and Papua New Guinea

By Harriet Smith, Anna Kirk, Joanna Lester

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Developing PNG’s cybercrime policy: Local contexts, global best practice

With Papua New Guinea's national elections just over three months away, attention has turned to the government's legislative record. Last August the Papua New Guinean government passed the Cybercrime Act into law (despite the act being passed into law six months ago, it is not yet available for

By Kasek Galgal

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LGBTQ+ refugees in Australia’s offshore detention centres

Asylum seekers who have fled states that outlaw their sexuality or gender identity are escaping the threat of abuse, imprisonment and even murder, but the public debate over asylum seekers and offshore detention centres largely overlooks their plight. LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detained in centres

By Harriet Smith

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What will drive votes in the PNG election

Papua New Guineans head to the polls on the 24 June in a national election which will be as fiercely contested as its precedents. Five years ago, intense candidate rivalry, carnival showmanship and controversy about electoral roll discrepancies were the hallmarks of a drawn-out contest between

By Catherine Wilson

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Pacific Island links: Alternative Russia, Australia's coal, women in politics, and more

Russian millionaire is in discussions with the government of Kiribati to lease three uninhabited islands, on which he plans to establish an 'alternative Russia' and revive the Romanov Empire. The Right to Information Act has been signed into law in Vanuatu and local are journalists

By Harriet Smith

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The benefits and challenges of ICT in PNG

Access to information and increased communications capacity bring major benefits to a society. New business opportunities emerge, as do opportunities for education. Access to ICT can broaden opportunities for capacity building and increase workforce productivity. The adoption and use of

By Kasek Galgal

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2016 GE Australia-Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue Outcomes Report

The Lowy Institute hosted the fourth annual Australia – Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue on 22-23 November 2016 in Brisbane

By Jonathan Pryke, Anna Kirk, Harriet Smith

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