Bougainville

Simplistic and wrong to say the ABC is missing from Pacific coverage
Simplistic and wrong to say the ABC is missing from Pacific coverage
I was surprised and disturbed The Interpreter published the recent article (Australian media: missing in action on Bougainville) which included claims of a “paucity of…
Australian media: missing in action on Bougainville
Australian media: missing in action on Bougainville
The ABC Managing Editor Asia Pacific, Kellie Mayo, has subsequently disputed aspects of this article; read her response here. Bougainville – the autonomous region of Papua…
Bougainville’s Panguna – “a challenging opportunity”
Bougainville’s Panguna – “a challenging opportunity”
With just under six months before Bougainvilleans go to the polls to decide if they want independence from Papua New Guinea, last month’s APEC leaders’ meeting in Port Moresby…
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
There is disquiet among many for how post-conflict Bougainville society will evolve over the next generation if impunity reigns for the wartime horrors. Over the next few months,…
The new battle for Bougainville’s Panguna mine
The new battle for Bougainville’s Panguna mine
Speculation about the future of the Panguna copper mine in Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region of Bougainville, which ignited a decade long civil war in the 1990s, peaked late…