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Leanne Jorari

Leanne Jorari is a Papua New Guinean media and communications specialist, television producer and freelance writer based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. She is the Communications Manager of Papua New Guinean non-governmental organisation, Equal Playing Field, and Coordinator for the Pacific Freedom Forum.

Formerly a journalist and producer at PNG’s national broadcaster, EMTV, she is now a freelance writer for The Guardian, focusing mainly on business and politics.

Articles by Leanne Jorari (7)

Leanne Jorari 7 Oct 2021

Maseratis in PNG: stuck in reverse

It’s hard not to feel flabbergasted by what was a breakdown in decision-making.
Leanne Jorari 15 Sep 2021

The future is female in PNG

In 46 years of independence, only seven women have been elected to Papua New Guinea’s parliament. Can the tide turn?
Leanne Jorari 2 Aug 2021

How many times? Reckoning with gender-based violence in PNG

Urgent action is needed to end PNG’s poor record as the most dangerous country in the region for women and girls.
Leanne Jorari 25 May 2021

PNG can’t turn a blind eye to the conflict next door

As popular support for West Papua grows more vocal, PNG officials walk a diplomatic tightrope.
Leanne Jorari 1 Apr 2021

Why not try? What a Papua New Guinean team could bring to the NRL

Covid-19 has sapped PNG of excitement. But in the years to come, people’s love of footy offers a common rally point.
Leanne Jorari 9 Feb 2021

PNG: Mistaking massacres for tradition

Tribal violence has spiralled into outright warfare, beyond the ability of law enforcement to deal with it.
Leanne Jorari 24 Sep 2020

Bougainville: A new captain at the helm

Ex-combatant Ishmael Toroama hopes to reward people’s patience and finally steer the island to independence.