Tim Swanston
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Apr 21, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Tim Swanston |Melissa Clarke
It's becoming a fairly regular pattern now in Papua New Guinea that foreign leaders appear to visit within a short window of time from one another. China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will have departed Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport just over 24 hours before Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touches down for an extended visit to walk the Kokoda Track.
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Apr 12, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Tim Swanston |Theckla Gunga
The events before and after someone is accused of practising sorcery are often described as unfolding like a bushfire. In many villages and communities in Papua New Guinea, the dry tinder is often the widespread belief that misfortune or bad events can be caused by the supernatural. WARNING: Some readers might find the details and images in this story distressing. Several years ago, in the remote village of Wanikipa in Hela Province, the drowning of a young boy in the river served as the spark.
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Feb 29, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Emily Clark |Tim Swanston
Decades ago on battlefields in Papua New Guinea's highlands, men warred with bows, arrows and bush knives with minimal casualties. The next day, if they met at the market or while hunting, they would leave each other alone, respecting ancient rules of engagement. Over the years, this sacred practice has morphed into outright warfare between men wielding powerful firearms. The death toll from a massacre two weeks ago now sits at 69 people, most from the same tribe who were gunned down in an ambush.
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Feb 19, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Rory Callinan |Tim Swanston
A suburban mum juggling care of her four children, while overseeing a major international business empire encompassing everything from import and export to a Brisbane pet motel, is how Mei "Gigi" Lin describes herself. But police have alleged the 41-year-old is known by another nickname, "Make it Rain", and is a key figure in a transnational crime syndicate involved in black flight drug smuggling.
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Feb 17, 2024 |
en.mogaznews.com | Tim Swanston |Theckla Gunga
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