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rWotD Episode 2913: Jimmy Maladina Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Friday, 25 April 2025, is Jimmy Maladina.Jimmy Maladina is a Papua New Guinean politician from Pangu Pati who serves as Minister for Petroleum.He was first elected to the Papua New Guinean Parliament in the 2022 general election in Esa'ala Open constituency. He unseated incumbent MP Davis Steven.Maladina graduated from University of Papua New Guinea and the University of Sydney.In July 2024, he was charged with assault following an alleged "domestic dispute" in Australia. On 7 July, Prime Minister James Marape said that Maladina had offered to resign from his position and was replaced on 10 July by Energy Minister Thomas Opa. The charges against him were dropped by prosecutors on 20 March 2025.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Friday, 25 April 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Jimmy Maladina on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Patrick.
In this episode of Yarning Up, we sit down with the multi-talented Jalen Sutcliffe, a proud Darumbal, Kalkadoon, and Papua New Guinean performer from Townsville, North Queensland. Jalen takes us on a journey through his inspiring career as a musician, comedian, actor, and storyteller. From his roots in high school performances to starring on television shows like Bay of Fires and theatre productions like Straight from the Strait, Jalen reflects on the power of art to break down barriers, honour First Nations heritage, and create meaningful change. We delve into the stories behind his standout performances, including his role in Straight from the Strait, which honours the resilience and legacy of Torres Strait Islander railway workers. Jalen also shares the joy of embracing authenticity, the importance of debunking shame in First Nations communities, and the role of storytelling in preserving culture. To connect with Jalen further and stay up to date with his upcoming projects follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jalen_sutcliffe/ Follow Caroline on Instagram:@blak_wattle_coaching and learn more about working with Caroline here. We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nation where this podcast was taped, and pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present, and emerging across Australia. This podcast is brought to you by On Track Studio.www.ontrackstudio.com.au@on.track.studio For advertising opportunities, please email: hello@ontrackstudio.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Belgium's Colonial Crimes with Geneviève Kaninda, Part 1Content warning: This interview covers distressing topics including forcible child removal, racism and sexual violence. If you to need to speak with someone for support you can call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, Lifeline on 13 11 14, and the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also call 13 YARN on 13 92 76 and Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563.We hear part 1 of a two-part interview with Geneviève Kaninda, Brussels-based Policy and Advocacy Officer at the African Futures Lab, on the Brussels Court of Appeal's landmark decision earlier this month to recognise the Belgian State's responsibility in abducting and racially segregating biracial Métis children under its colonial rule of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC was subjected to brutal colonisation by Belgium from 1908 until it gained independence in 1960, and the struggle for justice and reparations by Mètis children of Congolese mothers and Belgian fathers has been waged across several decades both in Belgium and in the Great Lakes countries of the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda. African Futures Lab is an independent research and advocacy institute that aims to raise global awareness of racial injustice across Africa and Europe and to empower civil society actors and public and private entities to demand justice and achieve reform.// Femicide in Australia with Sherele MoodyContent warning: This interview covers distressing topics including sexual and gender based violence, violence against First Nations women and children, and racism. If you to need to speak with someone for support you can call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, Lifeline on 13 11 14, and the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467 (all 24-hour hotlines). LGBTQIA+ listeners can also call QLife on 1800 184 527 between 3PM and midnight, and people under the age of 25 can call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also call 13 YARN on 13 92 76 and Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563 (both 24 hours).Sherele Moody joined us to discuss her work mapping femicides in so called-Australia, unpack mainstream media coverage of gender based violence and analyse the silencing of impacts of gendered violence on First Nations women and children. Sherele has over 20 years of experience reporting across a range of areas for some of Australia's major media companies. Sherele is also the founder and operator of The RED HEART Campaign and has been documenting the killing of women and children since 2015. Please consider supporting The RED HEART Campaign by making a donation here. A vigil organised by theThe Australian Femicide Watch to remember, mourn and celebrate Victorian women lost to violence in 2024 will be held on Saturday, December 14 from 4-6PM at the Darling Gardens rotunda, Clifton Hill.// ‘The Left's Problem with Palestine' with Abdaljawad Omar, Part 2We listened to part two of a talk given by Palestinian scholar and theorist Abdaljawad Omar during the early October 2024 teach-in 'The Left's Problem with Palestine', co-convened by CUNY for Palestine and Grad Center for Palestine. In this talk, Omar presents a critical analysis of the Western left's reflexive condemnation of Palestinian resistance both in relation to October 7th 2023 and more broadly, and the implications of this disavowal for the possibility of the West's genuine engagement with anticolonial struggle. You can watch the full talk and an extended discussion between Omar and Jodi Dean here.// Elijah Kose's Hands with Grace Dlabik and Dan ElborneNaarm-based artists Grace Dlabik and Dan Elborne join us to talk about the upcoming debut exhibition of works by Grace's son Elijah Kose, a collection of sculpture works produced in collaboration with Dan and titled Hands. Grace is an Austrian/Hungarian and Papua New Guinean woman from Lavaipia clan of Lese Oalai, and Motuan clan Botai of Hanuabada, and she is the founder and creative director of BE. Collective and BE. ONE. a grass-roots international collective that forges artistic opportunity and pathways for underrepresented creatives. Dan is a visual artist whose primary working material is clay, which he utilizes for long-form installation-based projects and sculptural series building work on intersecting foundations for memory, time, labour and materiality. Hands opens on Elijah's birthday, Sunday 15 December, 12-3PM at Art Haus Gallery on Wurundjeri Country, 20 Old Warrandyte Road, Donvale.//
The Revival Fellowship is a Pentecostal Australian sect that believes in Bible Numerics, a thoroughly debunked theory about numerical patterns found within the Bible. It also teaches British Israelism, generally considered to be unscientific and ahistorical and by some as a justification for racism. The Fellowship would say its teachings are in line with 'complementarianism', though women have no place in the hierarchy or leadership of the organisation. Over the years since it formed from a schism with Revival Centres International in the 1990s, the offshoot (as well as the RCI itself) has faced numerous accusations from former members that it operates as a cult.Full research sources listed here. You can support us on Patreon. Sarah Steel's debut book Do As I Say is available on audiobook now.Links:Heart of Fire: The Story of Australian Pentecostalism — by Barry Chant, House of Tabor, 1984The British-Israel Myth - Christian Identity and the Lost Tribes of Israel — by Nick Greer, 2004Revival Stories & Document Archive — “a historical document archive and collection of stories of members and former members of the Revival Centres groups of churches”, accessed October 2024An Open Letter from Paul Longfield (son of Lloyd Longfield) — 27 November 1988 letter and undated letterForum for ex-members of Revival Churches — accessed September/October 2024Revival On the Air Today — Revival Fellowships podcast featuring interviews with John & Janet Kuhlmann in 2019Leaving a Revival Church Is Hard, but It's Worth It — by Mark Darbyshire, Medium, 20 July 2022The link between gender inequality and violence against women — Our Watch, accessed October 2024Letter to the Adelaide Revival Fellowship — by Jean and Frank O'Flaherty, 20 January 1998Ivan Panin and Friends — Australian National University webpage that includes links to Panin's Panic, the program created by Brendan McKay in 1997Papua New Guinean revivalist churches push dangerous campaign for 'faith-healing' of AIDS — by Liam Cochrane, ABC News, 22 July 2014 Subscribe and support the production of this independent podcast, and you can access early + ad-free episodes at https://plus.acast.com/s/lets-talk-about-sects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SBS's Pablo Vinales talks to Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG's Prime Minister James Marape while the two men follow the challenging 16 kilometre Kokoda track to the Isurava Memorial site, for the Anzac Day dawn service. The Kokoda Track is a symbol of the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of both Australian and Papua New Guinean soldiers who defended against the Japanese advance. Stretching through rugged mountain terrain and dense jungle in Papua New Guinea, the trail was a crucial lifeline during the Pacific campaign. Its challenging terrain, coupled with sometimes harsh weather conditions, tests the endurance of all who traverse it.
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape have set off together on a two-day hike of the historic Kokoda Track.
A Papua New Guinean filmmaker who grew up in New Zealand says the US helped her to find her voice and own her identity as bi-racial woman.
After boarding a ship to initiate an anti-mining protest last year; Greenpeace could be removed from the UN deep-sea mining body; A Papua New Guinean filmmaker who grew up in New Zealand says the US helped her to find her voice and own her identity as bi-racial woman; Cook Islands doctor appointed chair of NZ Pacific health senate; Siva Afi world champion shares dance journey
THREE words to describe this episode's conversation with Freek: Eclectic – Myth-busting - Storytelling Everyone likes to think of themselves as a highly evolved person – and a great leader to. But strip away the jargon, polish and pretence...and aren't we're all just a bunch of naked apes? Only now they're in charge of the most powerful organisations and technologies in the history of the planet – and it turns out they are as naked as we are. This episode digs into the truth of organisational culture – and draws its lessons from some surprising places. What do a tribe of Papua New Guinean cannibals have to teach us about the perils of Total Quality Management? Which other sacred cows of might actually be ‘idea viruses?' And is your firm secretly infected? Freek Vermeulen is Director of Strategy, and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, at London Business School. His erudite, bubble-bursting books include Breaking Bad Habits, and Business Exposed: the Naked Truth about What Really Goes On in the World of Business. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS FASCINATING EPISODE INCLUDE: GIVING YOUR PRODUCT AWAY IS GOOD FOR YOUR PAYING CUSTOMERS TOO. Aravind Eye Care began no-charge cataract treatment for India's poorest – and outcomes soared for their richer customers too. Could this surprising message help get subsidised green tech to the global South? SOME MANAGEMENT THEORIES CAN BECOME VIRUSES. Survival of the fittest doesn't always apply in business, especially when good ideas are championed out of context – like Total Quality Management. Bad ideas can spread faster than they kill. LESSONS FROM THE BABY-MAKERS: DO HARD THINGS ON PURPOSE. Freek's study of IVF shows that incentivising ‘selection at the gate' hurts long-term competitiveness. ESG metrics and divestment could stop firms taking on hard-to-decarbonise problems. PUBLIC MARKETS PUNISH JARGON. Freek's analysis of 1,300+ deals shows that CEO ‘management speak' – even well-intentioned – turns investors off. Leaders who use ESG jargon risk eroding trust in their own useful climate action. "… because we imitate this high performing firm, including the practices that may have contributed nothing to them being high performers…harmful management practices, just like cultural practices, including eating deceased relatives and like viruses can spread and survive…" "…and suddenly the world of business isn't as simple as that either …therefore not being judgmental or angry at people, but helping to understand the context and changing the context for people in organisations so that they don't make these wrong choices anymore. That's actually what's important." REFERENCES: https://www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/v/vermeulen-f https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freek-vermeulen-a68617 https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/4558503.Freek_Vermeulen Conversations on Climate is a podcast produced by United Renewables and this episode is in association with London Business School It brings together the best minds from academia and business, to offer their experience and expertise in the face of climate change –from game theorists to corporate diplomats, and oil industry veterans to micro-algae entrepreneurs. For more top-quality interviews with our incredible guests, subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter. We'd love to have you join us! Don't forget to share with your colleagues, friends, and family. We would love to hear your opinions and feedback, so please leave your comments on our platforms. We talk about how the scope of the challenge before us is beyond that of any one individual or any one solution. We listen to thinkers, researchers, policymakers, and business leaders. They discuss a diversity of ideas and solutions to global climate and environmental issues and why they matter. Season 3 is presented by Chris Caldwell and produced by UNITED RENEWABLES. Tune into both the video and audio versions of this podcast NOW: https://www.unitedrenewables.co.uk/podcast Please visit our YouTube channel, where all of our Conversations are available for you to enjoy. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: https://bit.ly/3GZpd7R and ring the notification bell Join us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3MnhuSf Join us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Q5UKcj Join us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tFEnK3 #leadership #organisationalbehaviour #climate #renewableenergy #conversationsonclimate #londonbusinessschool
Wendy Mocke is an award winning Papua New Guinean interdisciplinary storyteller and a NIDA Acting graduate, working across live performance and film as an actor, writer and visual artist.Samoan-Maltese-Australian producer Jessica Magro founded Purple Carrot Entertainment, an independent production company committed to telling the untold stories of misrepresented Australia.Bad Ancestors is a satire and black comedy that centres on two best friends: Nora and Charli, millennials who haven't figured out life and “adulting”. Bad Ancestors will be out on ABC's YouTube channel worldwide this February.0:00 Interview - Jess and Wendy00:16 Introduction to the Guests00:54 The Excitement of the Interview01:26 Discussing Pacific Islanders Identity02:49 The Importance of Representation08:11 The Challenges of Being the Only Pasifika Project11:40 The Creative Process Behind Bad Ancestors16:06 The Power of Collaboration and Community20:17 The Impact of Bad Ancestors28:29 The Power of Delusion and Collective Success29:03 The Role of Ancestors and Community in Personal Success29:21 The Importance of a Good Cast and Crew31:48 The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Producer37:13 The Struggle for Recognition and Validation in the Industry42:12 The Importance of Community Support Over Industry Accolades44:08 The Power of Representation and Shared Experiences47:35 The Importance of Cross-Cultural Relationships51:27 Final Thoughts and RecommendationsSupport the showWebsite | Rotten Tomatoes | Apple | Youtube | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram
Today we speak with Prof Mola, Dr Welch and Dr Visiliu about their amazing work tackling TB in pregnancy in Papua New Guinea. They talk about the epidemiological, geographical and social challenges of providing maternal TB care in PNG along with some insights into treatment and control.REFERENCES:Hamada, Yohhei, et al. "The safety of isoniazid tuberculosis preventive treatment in pregnant and postpartum women: systematic review and meta-analysis." European Respiratory Journal 55.3 (2020).Gupta, Amita, et al. "Timing of maternal isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis infection among infants exposed to HIV in low-income and middle-income settings: a secondary analysis of the TB APPRISE trial." The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 7.10 (2023): 708-717Lotia Farrukh, Ismat, et al. "Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treated With Regimens That Include New and Repurposed Drugs." Clinical Infectious Diseases (2023): ciad445.Arvidsson, Åsa, et al. "The cascade of care for pregnant women with latent tuberculosis infection in a high-income country." Infectious Diseases 55.9 (2023): 635-645.Gupta, Amita, et al. "Isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women." New England Journal of Medicine 381.14 (2019): 1333-1346.Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Akilew Awoke Adane, and Alemken Jegnie. "Impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and its medications on adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis." BMJ open 9.12 (2019): e034821.
The Family of four Papua New Guinean fishermen lost at see are holding out hope for their safe return; Pacific Islands Forum special leaders meeting gets underway in Fiji; and UN member states urged to finalise a high seas treaty to protect global marine biodiversity.
Hello, is this Pizza Hut? Excellent. My name is Ben Shapiro. Conservative thought leader. Prominent white YouTuber. The Muggsy Bogues of the intellectual dark Web. And—look, it's just a fact—I would like to order some pizza pie. If you are triggered by that request, I do not care. I truly do not. Now let's discuss conditions. First, thank you for agreeing to debate me. Typically, in fora such as this, I am met with ad-hominem mudslinging, anything from “You racist creep” or “Is that your real voice?” to raucous schoolyard laughter and threats of the dreaded “toilet swirly.” However, your willingness to engage with me over the phone on the subject of pizza shows an intellectual fortitude and openness to dangerous ideas which reflects highly on your character. Huzzah, good sir. Huzzah. Second, any pizza I order will be male. None of this “Our pizza identifies as trans-fluid-pan-poly”—no. Pizza is a boy. With a penis. It's that simple. It's been true for all of human history, from Plato to Socrates to Mr. Mistoffelees, and any attempt to rewrite the pillars of Western thought will be met with a hearty “Fuh!” by yours truly. And, trust me, that is not a fate you wish to meet. Now. With regard to my topping preference. I have eaten from your pizzeria in times past, and it must be said: your pepperoni is embarrassingly spicy. Frankly, it boggles the mind. I mean, what kind of drugs are you inhaling over there? Pot?! One bite of that stuff and I had to take a shower. So tread lightly when it comes to spice, my good man. You do not want to see me at my most epic. Like the great white hero of Zack Snyder's classic film “300,” I will kick you. Onions, peppers—no, thank you. If I wanted veggies, I'd go to a salad bar. I'm not some sort of vegan, Cory Booker weirdo. And your efforts to Michelle Obama-ize the great American pizza pie are, frankly, hilarious. Though not as funny as the impressively named P'Zone—when I finally figured out that genuinely creative pun, I laughed until I cried and peed. A true Spartan admits defeat, and I must admit that, in this instance, your Hut humor slayed me, Dennis Miller style. And, with that, you have earned my order. Congratulations. Ahem. Without further ado, I would like your smallest child pizza, no sauce, extra cheese. Hello? Aha. A hang-up. Another triggered lib, bested by logic. Damn it. I'm fucking starving. I think that it's ok to be sexually aroused by Pokemon. More so, I think it should be encouraged in the games and anime, and GameFreak should lean into it. Firstly, some Pokemon are shown to be much smarter then humans. Kadabra has been said to have an IQ over 5000, which is gigantically more than the definition of an animal, which have an IQ between 0 (Worms and Fish) and 65 (Apes and Octopus). Thus, they are smarter then needed to be able to give consent. Secondly, the argument could be made they are not as empathetic as humans, and thus can't give consent. This is proven not to be true numerous times in the anime, by watching Meowth. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Pokemon show, it is established that he is no smarter or different then regular Pokemon, he simply learnt to walk by watching a dance rehearsal and later learnt English through a picture book. Throughout the following seasons, it's shown how he schemes, laughs, cries and even at points, deceives people into thinking he is a human (in order to steal Ash's Pikachu of course). And the last piece of damning evidence - a folk tale in the Canalave Library (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl) literally STATES that humans used to marry Pokémon. This was removed in the English translation. Gamefreak, if you wanted us to fuck Pokémon, just say it. Conclusively, Pokemon aren't animals. They are intelligent, with empathy and kindness, and should be treated as equals. Denying them the right to have sex with humans removes their freedom, which is racist, and frankly, unamerican. An Afghan, an Albanian, an Algerian, an American, an Andorran, an Angolan, an Antiguans, an Argentine, an Armenian, an Australian, an Austrian, an Azerbaijani, a Bahamian, a Bahraini, a Bangladeshi, a Barbadian, a Barbudans, a Batswanan, a Belarusian, a Belgian, a Belizean, a Beninese, a Bhutanese, a Bolivian, a Bosnian, a Brazilian, a Brit, a Bruneian, a Bulgarian, a Burkinabe, a Burmese, a Burundian, a Cambodian, a Cameroonian, a Canadian, a Cape Verdean, a Central African, a Chadian, a Chilean, a Chinese, a Colombian, a Comoran, a Congolese, a Costa Rican, a Croatian, a Cuban, a Cypriot, a Czech, a Dane, a Djibouti, a Dominican, a Dutchman, an East Timorese, an Ecuadorean, an Egyptian, an Emirian, an Equatorial Guinean, an Eritrean, an Estonian, an Ethiopian, a Fijian, a Filipino, a Finn, a Frenchman, a Gabonese, a Gambian, a Georgian, a German, a Ghanaian, a Greek, a Grenadian, a Guatemalan, a Guinea-Bissauan, a Guinean, a Guyanese, a Haitian, a Herzegovinian, a Honduran, a Hungarian, an I-Kiribati, an Icelander, an Indian, an Indonesian, an Iranian, an Iraqi, an Irishman, an Israeli, an Italian, an Ivorian, a Jamaican, a Japanese, a Jordanian, a Kazakhstani, a Kenyan, a Kittian and Nevisian, a Kuwaiti, a Kyrgyz, a Laotian, a Latvian, a Lebanese, a Liberian, a Libyan, a Liechtensteiner, a Lithuanian, a Luxembourger, a Macedonian, a Malagasy, a Malawian, a Malaysian, a Maldivan, a Malian, a Maltese, a Marshallese, a Mauritanian, a Mauritian, a Mexican, a Micronesian, a Moldovan, a Monacan, a Mongolian, a Moroccan, a Mosotho, a Motswana, a Mozambican, a Namibian, a Nauruan, a Nepalese, a New Zealander, a Nicaraguan, a Nigerian, a Nigerien, a North Korean, a Northern Irishman, a Norwegian, an Omani, a Pakistani, a Palauan, a Palestinian, a Panamanian, a Papua New Guinean, a Paraguayan, a Peruvian, a Pole, a Portuguese, a Qatari, a Romanian, a Russian, a Rwandan, a Saint Lucian, a Salvadoran, a Samoan, a San Marinese, a Sao Tomean, a Saudi, a Scottish, a Senegalese, a Serbian, a Seychellois, a Sierra Leonean, a Singaporean, a Slovakian, a Slovenian, a Solomon Islander, a Somali, a South African, a South Korean, a Spaniard, a Sri Lankan, a Sudanese, a Surinamer, a Swazi, a Swede, a Swiss, a Syrian, a Tajik, a Tanzanian, a Togolese, a Tongan, a Trinidadian or Tobagonian, a Tunisian, a Turk, a Tuvaluan, a Ugandan, a Ukrainian, a Uruguayan, a Uzbekistani, a Venezuelan, a Vietnamese, a Welshman, a Yemenite, a Zambian and a Zimbabwean all go to a bar.. The doorman stops them and says "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai." also i'm gay
Papua New Guinea legend George Telek releases new single 'Noken Paitim Meri' (no violence against your woman), which is a powerful ballad sending the message to other Papua New Guinean men. - パプアニューギニアのレジェンド。新曲「Noken Paitim Meri」は力強いバラードで、女性への暴力は許されないとの、反ドメスティックバイオレンスのメッセージを届けます。
This episode we explore the sacred and - oftentimes intimidating - world of rituals and the relationship they have with our identities as Pacific people. Our two amazing episode 10 guests guide us through this final episode of VOSA Season 2 - Wendy Mocke is a Papua New Guinean inter-disciplinary storyteller, a NIDA Acting graduate, Wendy has performed across stages in Australia and appeared in films and television. Our second guest Akanisi Nabalarua-Vakawaletabua of Fiji is a lawyer and lecturer of Business Law at the School of Accounting at the University of the South Pacific. If you'd like to learn more about the brilliant projects that Wendy and Akanisi are a part of, check out the links below: Wendy Mocke Wendy was a member of the emerging writers group at Sydney Theatre Company and this year her play 'I am Kegu' was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights award. She has completed writing residencies at Griffin Theatre Company and Darlinghurst Theatre where she developed her stage plays 'Jalbu Meri' and 'REALish'. Wendy's visual art's project called ‘m e r i', a collection of photographs and stories focuses on the recontextualising of contemporary PNG women, was exhibited last year at North Site Contemporary Arts Gallery (Cairns) and this year at Brisbane Powerhouse (Brisbane). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.mocke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaninhaus/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WendyMocke Akanisi Nabalarua-Vakawaletabua Akanisi has worked as a lawyer and lecturer traversing the world of private practice and academia engaging her legal research and advocacy skills as an iTaukei female lawyer and teacher in Fiji. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/akanisi_reads/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/akanisi411 Do you want to be involved in Vosa's next season? Listen in for details at the end of the episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A panel discussion surrounding marriage issues in the Papua New Guinean context, applying Biblical truths taught over the previous three weeks.
A panel discussion surrounding marriage issues in the Papua New Guinean context, applying Biblical truths taught over the previous three weeks.
Amid reports of widespread violence Commonwealth observers echo Papua New Guinean election complaints.
Amid reports of widespread violence Commonwealth observers echo Papua New Guinean election complaints; Australian and New Zealand business owners are being urged to look at the Pacific as more than just a holiday destination; We hear more about the Tokelaun family refusing the Covid-19 jab on Nukunonu atoll.
The dream to play in the AFL is edging closer for Hewago Oea - better known as Ace. The young Papua New Guinean has been turning heads playing for Gold Coast Suns at second tier level this season, after first grabbing the headlines for his country when they won the International Cup four years ago.
An Australian-born Papua New Guinean politician is under scrutiny after he made derogatory comments about women at a recent rally in Port Moresby.
This is a special Women in Politics series for the Australia-PNG Network, in which the Lowy Institute's Jessica Collins sits down with prominent women from Papua New Guinea (PNG) to discuss the deep-seated challenge of women's political representation in PNG. In this fifth and final episode of the series, Jessica speaks with Dame Carol Kidu, about the discrimination and disadvantage experienced by indigenous Papua New Guinean women as they seek to get elected. Carol is one of seven women who served in PNG's National Parliament. She also managed to get re-elected twice, despite half of all politicians losing their seat at every election. Carol's tenure as a politician is remarkable, but she said her husband's legacy and her European background helped secure ongoing community support. She often heard from her community, “We don't mind you being here, but we don't want our own women here [in parliament].” Carol talks us through the issues that are increasingly disadvantaging women during campaigns, such as bloc voting and tribal intimidation, campaign or cell houses, violence, and financial barriers. But she offers a silver lining: “PNG is a nation based on relationships, and if you can nurture relationships, that will get you into politics.” Join Jessica and Carol as they talk through why women getting elected is critical to PNG's development, and as she shares her views on what women need to do to get over the line at the upcoming election. Jessica Collins is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program and Aus-PNG Network at the Lowy Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, Jessica completed a PhD in Anthropology at the Queensland University of Technology. Jessica also holds a Master of Global Development from Griffith University. Her Honours research project, completed at the Queensland University of Technology, explored diasporic life for Samoans living in Brisbane, and her undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney focused on the anthropology of the Pacific. Dame Carol Kidu served in Papua New Guinea's National Parliament for three terms (1997-2012). Between 2002 and 2012, Dame Carol was the only female in Parliament. She served as Minister for Community Development, and as Opposition Leader for her last five months in office. Dame Carol is now supporting other women to get elected to its all-men parliament.
@lwengemboart www.lwengembo.com I want you to imagine this. You're in your early 20s, you've grown up in a big close family. You're a budding artist and have been accepted to speak at a symposium in Paris. You've never flown overseas before and your mum's not that keen on you going, but she knows its important to you, so she lets you go. Your trip has a layover and in that layover, you find out your visa paperwork hasn't been approved and you actually can't fly on to Paris. This is exactly the situation Papua New Guinean artist Lesley Wengembo found himself. Stranded in Sydney, not really knowing anyone other than a few facebook friends. Unsure of what to do next. Lesley ended up staying in Sydney, studying at the National Art School and becoming one of the rising stars of the hyper-realist movement. In today's episode of Interview With An Artist, we talk about: his childhood in Papua New Guinea what those few days were like when Lesley realised he was stranded in Sydney how he initially taught himself with youtube and then attended art school and how he intends to refill his cup and reconnect with his family and homeland. Lesley is an absolute delight and joy to speak with and I am sure you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Interview With An Artist is hosted and produced by Willy Russo. Along with Championing the arts through this podcast and her radio work at 2ser107.3FM, Willy is also an artist mentor. She works with artists ranging from their first year of practice through to award wining 20 plus year career artists, helping them to figure out the right next step for their artistic practice. If you're looking for some advice navigating your artistic practice, book a session today via her website, wilaminarusso.com
In this special Women in Politics series for the Australia-PNG Network, the Lowy Institute's Jessica Collins sits down with prominent women from Papua New Guinea to discuss the deep-seated challenge of women's political representation in Papua New Guinea in the lead-up to its national election. In this second episode of the series, Jessica speaks with Vagi Hemetsberger, co-founder of the Seven Sisters Foundation, which aims to provide long-term support to women seeking office in Papua New Guinea. They discuss what help Papua New Guinean women need to get elected, and how issues such as money politics and security put them at a significant disadvantage. Vagi argues that partnering is vital if women are to improve their political representation in Papua New Guinea. “We want our men and women to … be a part of the solution”, but, she adds, women's civil groups and policymakers also need to work strategically and collaboratively, “because we're stronger together”. Join Jessica and Vagi as they take you through these issues and present ideas on how to change the nature of women's political representation in Papua New Guinea. Vagi Hemetsberger is co-founder of the Seven Sisters Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation supporting female leaders in Papua New Guinea. The Seven Sisters Foundation aims to improve equality for women through resource support, upskilling and advocacy. Jessica Collins is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. Her research interests cover foreign aid and development policy in Pacific Island nations (particularly for Pacific women), Pacific migration, remittance policy, and Myanmar's humanitarian and refugee challenges. Prior to joining the Institute, Jessica completed a PhD in Anthropology at the Queensland University of Technology. Jessica also holds a Master of Global Development from Griffith University. Her Honours research project, completed at the Queensland University of Technology, explored diasporic life for Samoans living in Brisbane, and her undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney focused on the anthropology of the Pacific. Find our more about this episode: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/aus-png-network-women-politics-png-vagi-hemetsberger
In this special Women in Politics series for the Australia-PNG Network, the Lowy Institute's Jessica Collins and women from Papua New Guinea discuss the deep-seated challenge of women's political representation in Papua New Guinea in the lead-up to its national election. In this first episode, Jessica speaks with Theresa Meki – an expert in Papua New Guinean women's political representation – about the experience for women trying to enter politics in the country, where no women are currently serving in the national parliament. They discuss the realities and challenges of campaigning, including how vote-buying and clientelism, traditional obligations, reciprocity, patriarchalism and legacy candidates contribute to the uneven playing field for female candidates. Theresa tells Jessica there have been years wasted in between elections to work on the problem. “We only talk about women when it's election time … And I think that's the issue. There was a whole five years that more things could have been done.” Join Jessica and Theresa as they take you through these issues and present ideas on how to change the nature of women's political representation in Papua New Guinea. Theresa Meki is a PhD Candidate with the Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on women's presence and vote share in Papua New Guinea's election history. Prior to commencing her candidature, Theresa worked as a field producer and research assistant for the DFAT funded Pawa Meri film project, a partnership between the Victoria University, Melbourne and the University of Goroka in Papua New Guinea. Jessica Collins is a Research Fellow in the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. Her research interests cover foreign aid and development policy in Pacific Island nations (particularly for Pacific women), Pacific migration, remittance policy, and Myanmar's humanitarian and refugee challenges. Prior to joining the Institute, Jessica completed a PhD in Anthropology at the Queensland University of Technology. Jessica also holds a Master of Global Development from Griffith University. Her Honours research project, completed at the Queensland University of Technology, explored diasporic life for Samoans living in Brisbane, and her undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney focused on the anthropology of the Pacific.
When Orchids' captain Elsie Albert becomes the second Papua New Guinean woman to feature in a NRLW grand final, she'll have the support of one special person.
A Papua New Guinean law student is on a personal mission to help defend Ukraine from Russian invasion, with hopes to join the country's military forces.
A group of Papua New Guinean men who identify as Indigenous Australians are fighting for their right to live and work in Australia and an international team are planning to create a crypto paradise in Vanuatu.
Every Australian should have access to the opportunities and choices they need to lead full and healthy lives. Committed to playing a key role in Indigenous justice is this week's guest, Thelma Schwartz. This week's guest Thelma Schwartz is the Principal Legal Officer of QIFVLS, an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation providing legal and non-legal support services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander survivors of family violence and/or sexual assault. Thelma identifies as of Torres Strait Islander heritage alongside her German, Samoan and Papua New Guinean heritage. Thelma has extensive practice experiences working with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, in the provision of legal services in regional, rural, and remote Queensland in her representation of adults and youths from both a victim and defendant legal practice perspective across multiple courts. In 2018, Thelma was awarded the Regional Woman Lawyer of the Year by the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland. She was also an award finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards in 2019 and 2020 in the categories of Indigenous Lawyer of the Year, Not-for-Profit Lawyer of the Year and the Women in Law Excellence Award in 2019. Stay tuned as Thelma takes us through her experience working in the justice system as an Indigenous woman, and what she believes are the services and support needed for our Aboriginal and Indigenous communities.
A group of Papua New Guinean men identifying as Indigenous Australians are fighting for their right to live and work in Australia, and updates on the COVID-19 situation in the Solomon Islands.
Settle in for deep and meaningful chats with two of our favourite Stop Everything! guests of 2021: screenwriter and director Steven Canals and singer, songwriter and artist Ngaiire. Steven reflects on the end of Pose, the award-winning series hailed as ground breaking for trans representation. Steven shares what it was like to be in the room when series lead Billy Porter shared his HIV status with the cast and crew of Pose, and his view of the current TV landscape. Ngaiire discusses the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' which puts her Papua New Guinean roots front and centre in a conversation covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations.
Settle in for deep and meaningful chats with two of our favourite Stop Everything! guests of 2021: screenwriter and director Steven Canals and singer, songwriter and artist Ngaiire. Steven reflects on the end of Pose, the award-winning series hailed as ground breaking for trans representation. Steven shares what it was like to be in the room when series lead Billy Porter shared his HIV status with the cast and crew of Pose, and his view of the current TV landscape. Ngaiire discusses the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' which puts her Papua New Guinean roots front and centre in a conversation covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations.
Settle in for deep and meaningful chats with two of our favourite Stop Everything! guests of 2021: screenwriter and director Steven Canals and singer, songwriter and artist Ngaiire.Steven reflects on the end of Pose, the award-winning series hailed as ground breaking for trans representation. Steven shares what it was like to be in the room when series lead Billy Porter shared his HIV status with the cast and crew of Pose, and his view of the current TV landscape.Ngaiire discusses the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' which puts her Papua New Guinean roots front and centre in a conversation covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations.
It's Ausmusic Month and to celebrate Stop Everything! brings you interviews with some of the best musical talents our country has to offer. Firstly: BARKAA. Earlier this year, the Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper took the stage at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter to perform a moving rendition of ‘I know I can.' She chats with Ben about her debut record - Blak Matriarchy - which is a testament to powerful Blak women, past, present and future. Then we revisit two of our favourite interviews from the Stop Everything! archives. Singer songwriter Ngaiire goes deep on her third album (3), exploring her Papua New Guinean roots and the challenges she's faced in the music industry. Twenty years on from their critically acclaimed debut album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches's Tony di Blasi talks about the duo's approach to sampling music, creative process during the pandemic and latest album. Show notes: BARKAA's website: https://www.barkaa.com.au/ BARKAA performs at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/barkaa-live-at-barrabuwari-a-sunset-gathering-of-music Ngaiire's website: https://www.ngaiire.com/ The Avalanches website: https://www.theavalanches.com/
It's Ausmusic Month and to celebrate Stop Everything! brings you interviews with some of the best musical talents our country has to offer.Firstly: BARKAA. Earlier this year, the Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper took the stage at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter to perform a moving rendition of ‘I know I can.' She chats with Ben about her debut record - Blak Matriarchy - which is a testament to powerful Blak women, past, present and future. Then we revisit two of our favourite interviews from the Stop Everything! archives. Singer songwriter Ngaiire goes deep on her third album (3), exploring her Papua New Guinean roots and the challenges she's faced in the music industry.Twenty years on from their critically acclaimed debut album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches's Tony di Blasi talks about the duo's approach to sampling music, creative process during the pandemic and latest album.Show notes:BARKAA's website: https://www.barkaa.com.au/BARKAA performs at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/barkaa-live-at-barrabuwari-a-sunset-gathering-of-musicNgaiire's website: https://www.ngaiire.com/The Avalanches website: https://www.theavalanches.com/
It's Ausmusic Month and to celebrate Stop Everything! brings you interviews with some of the best musical talents our country has to offer. Firstly: BARKAA. Earlier this year, the Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper took the stage at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter to perform a moving rendition of ‘I know I can.' She chats with Ben about her debut record - Blak Matriarchy - which is a testament to powerful Blak women, past, present and future. Then we revisit two of our favourite interviews from the Stop Everything! archives. Singer songwriter Ngaiire goes deep on her third album (3), exploring her Papua New Guinean roots and the challenges she's faced in the music industry. Twenty years on from their critically acclaimed debut album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches's Tony di Blasi talks about the duo's approach to sampling music, creative process during the pandemic and latest album. Show notes: BARKAA's website: https://www.barkaa.com.au/ BARKAA performs at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/barkaa-live-at-barrabuwari-a-sunset-gathering-of-music Ngaiire's website: https://www.ngaiire.com/ The Avalanches website: https://www.theavalanches.com/
It's Ausmusic Month and to celebrate Stop Everything! brings you interviews with some of the best musical talents our country has to offer. Firstly: BARKAA. Earlier this year, the Malyangapa and Barkindji rapper took the stage at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter to perform a moving rendition of ‘I know I can.' She chats with Ben about her debut record - Blak Matriarchy - which is a testament to powerful Blak women, past, present and future. Then we revisit two of our favourite interviews from the Stop Everything! archives. Singer songwriter Ngaiire goes deep on her third album (3), exploring her Papua New Guinean roots and the challenges she's faced in the music industry. Twenty years on from their critically acclaimed debut album, Since I Left You, The Avalanches's Tony di Blasi talks about the duo's approach to sampling music, creative process during the pandemic and latest album. Show notes: BARKAA's website: https://www.barkaa.com.au/ BARKAA performs at the Sydney Opera House with her daughter: https://stream.sydneyoperahouse.com/videos/barkaa-live-at-barrabuwari-a-sunset-gathering-of-music Ngaiire's website: https://www.ngaiire.com/ The Avalanches website: https://www.theavalanches.com/
Xavier Coates is a professional rugby league player. He is also a great friend whom I’ve had the pleasure getting to know over the past year. At just the young age of 20 years he has already played at one of (if not) the highest possible arena of rugby league - State of Origin. He is a proud Papua New Guinean and Australian who attributes much of his achievements to his parents and the people he has grown up around. Being challenged by his siblings in the backyard at a young age gave him the competitive drive he has today. We talk about how he felt when making his debut for The Kumuls, Broncos, Qld Maroons, online bullying - how he deals with it, importance of recovery and much more. Instagram: @xaviercoates About David Mead David Mead has played professional rugby league for 13 years. Spending time with other athletes, coaches and football staff has given him great insight into how the sport is played at a high level. He wants to use insights and stories from these people as well as from his experience to inspire and to empower the youth. He believes in "leaving the place better than you found it." This podcast will help him and others do just that. Connect with David and follow him on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.mead.94 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmead411/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidmead411 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mead-7604b986/ Website: www.davidmead.com.au Producer: Jason Strozkiy (@strozkiymedia) www.strozkiymedia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' singer-songwriter Ngaiire is putting her Papua New Guinean roots proudly and defiantly at the front and centre of her music. Ngaiire returns to Stop Everything in a conversation with BW covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations.BW + BL discuss The Chair, the Netflix show starring Sandra Oh as Dr Ji-Yoon Kim, the first woman of colour to chair the English department at prestigious (and fictional) Pembroke University, and the minor feelings the series engenders.Also: The Croods enter the pandemic discourse; Kyle MacLachlan's Aussie accent; will The Wiggles really go broke for going woke?Show notes:Ngaiire: http://www.ngaiire.com/Sandra Oh on The Chair: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/sandra-ohs-masterly-performance-of-empathy-in-the-chairKyle McLachlan in hotel quarantine: https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/1429920647564742667?s=19The Wiggles Fruit Salad TV trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wII8eRBFiiw
With the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' singer-songwriter Ngaiire is putting her Papua New Guinean roots proudly and defiantly at the front and centre of her music. Ngaiire returns to Stop Everything in a conversation with BW covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations. BW + BL discuss The Chair, the Netflix show starring Sandra Oh as Dr Ji-Yoon Kim, the first woman of colour to chair the English department at prestigious (and fictional) Pembroke University, and the minor feelings the series engenders. Also: The Croods enter the pandemic discourse; Kyle MacLachlan's Aussie accent; will The Wiggles really go broke for going woke? Show notes: Ngaiire: http://www.ngaiire.com/ Sandra Oh on The Chair: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/sandra-ohs-masterly-performance-of-empathy-in-the-chair Kyle McLachlan in hotel quarantine: https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/1429920647564742667?s=19 The Wiggles Fruit Salad TV trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wII8eRBFiiw
With the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' singer-songwriter Ngaiire is putting her Papua New Guinean roots proudly and defiantly at the front and centre of her music. Ngaiire returns to Stop Everything in a conversation with BW covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations. BW + BL discuss The Chair, the Netflix show starring Sandra Oh as Dr Ji-Yoon Kim, the first woman of colour to chair the English department at prestigious (and fictional) Pembroke University, and the minor feelings the series engenders. Also: The Croods enter the pandemic discourse; Kyle MacLachlan's Aussie accent; will The Wiggles really go broke for going woke? Show notes: Ngaiire: http://www.ngaiire.com/ Sandra Oh on The Chair: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/sandra-ohs-masterly-performance-of-empathy-in-the-chair Kyle McLachlan in hotel quarantine: https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/1429920647564742667?s=19 The Wiggles Fruit Salad TV trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wII8eRBFiiw
With the release of her long-awaited album ‘3' singer-songwriter Ngaiire is putting her Papua New Guinean roots proudly and defiantly at the front and centre of her music. Ngaiire returns to Stop Everything in a conversation with BW covering music, motherhood, home and breaking free of industry expectations. BW + BL discuss The Chair, the Netflix show starring Sandra Oh as Dr Ji-Yoon Kim, the first woman of colour to chair the English department at prestigious (and fictional) Pembroke University, and the minor feelings the series engenders. Also: The Croods enter the pandemic discourse; Kyle MacLachlan's Aussie accent; will The Wiggles really go broke for going woke? Show notes: Ngaiire: http://www.ngaiire.com/ Sandra Oh on The Chair: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/sandra-ohs-masterly-performance-of-empathy-in-the-chair Kyle McLachlan in hotel quarantine: https://twitter.com/Kyle_MacLachlan/status/1429920647564742667?s=19 The Wiggles Fruit Salad TV trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wII8eRBFiiw
Sydney-based, Papua New Guinea-born artist Ngaiire delves into the personal journey that inspired her third studio album, 3 (out August 27). The singer-songwriter explains why going back to her Papua New Guinean roots turned into “a very expensive therapy session”, reveals the deeply personal events that inspired her powerful new single, Him, and shares why she's come to terms with people not ‘getting her' as an artist.
Elsie Albert represents The Orchids, Papua New Guinea's national women’s team in rugby league and she has just signed with St George Dragons as the first homegrown Papua New Guinean. She was brought up in a Christian family and believes this helped her progress through school and in her rugby league career thus far. We talk about her story, the challenges women face playing rugby league in PNG, training in the hallway of her dormitory, how she didn't tell her parents she was playing for The Orchids until her father saw on on the front page of the paper much more. Please enjoy. Instagram: @elsiealbert96 About David Mead David Mead has played professional rugby league for 13 years. Spending time with other athletes, coaches and football staff has given him great insight into how the sport is played at a high level. He wants to use insights and stories from these people as well as from his experience to inspire and to empower the youth. He believes in "leaving the place better than you found it." This podcast will help him and others do just that. Connect with David and follow him on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.mead.94 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmead411/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidmead411 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mead-7604b986/ Website: www.davidmead.com.au Producer: Jason Strozkiy (@strozkiymedia) www.strozkiymedia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vanuatu revokes the citizenship of a Syrian national amid concerns criminals are buying passports. A young Papua New Guinean woman returns home after successful treatment in Australia for a rare bone disease.
An Australian has won an almost five year long legal battle against a Home Affairs' attempt to remove his citizenship, after it wrongly claimed he was Papua New Guinean. - Pas nje lufte 5 vjecare, nje Australian me ne fund arriti te provoje se eshte shtetas i ketij vendi. Departamenti i Puneve te Brendshme tha se personi ne fjale ishte nga Papua Guineja e Re.
An Australian has won a long legal battle against a Home Affairs' attempt to remove his citizenship, after it wrongly claimed he was Papua New Guinean.
Elaine Crombie and Wendy Mocke discuss living in (and essential watching) during lockdown and motherhood along with activism and collective support during the Black Lives Matter movement. Elaine Crombie is an actor, singer, songwriter and writer with a career that spans over 20 years, with extensive theatre work Elaine started with Queensland Theatre Company and has since worked with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre Company and other various theatre companies. Wendy Mocke is a Papua New Guinean inter-disciplinary storyteller. She is a NIDA Acting graduate and currently an emerging writer at Sydney Theatre Company. Wendy has performed on stages across Sydney and last year her play Jelbu Meri, who she co-wrote with Phoebe Grainer, was featured in Darlinghurst Theatre Company's development program ‘Next In Line'.
Former Australian football star Archie Thompson was born in New Zealand to a Kiwi dad and Papua New Guinean mother. The retired striker has never been to PNG but is keen to learn more about his Pacific heritage.
A public health expert says Australia should prioritise vaccinating Papua New Guinean citizens over its own general population.
As PNG's vaccination program rolls out today there are calls for Australia to prioritise vaccinating Papua New Guinean citizens ahead of its own general population and Fiji has received its second tranche of COVID-19 vaccines last night with 100-thousand doses of AstraZeneca being flown into the country from India.
Health authorities in Australia say they have detected a Papua New Guinean variant of the COVID-19 virus in travellers from PNG as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the Pacific country and a young Micronesian has put her name in the record books as the first Pacific Islands and just third woman to go 11,000 meters below the sea to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Brain Joyce a Papua New Guinean man with a passion for environmental change joins me on the Deadly Discussions Podcast.Growing up in the islands Brain emigrated to Australia during his school years. Landing in coastal Queensland, Brian and his siblings quickly realised that they went from being the majority "On Country" to the minority on somebody else's land.A part-time model, E-Commerce maestro, Fashionista(sorry mate had to put that in), combined with a proven background in businesses has afforded Brian many amazing opportunities throughout his life.As he shares on the podcast, life as an entrepreneur can be a wild ride. The key to longevity is to know when to jump off the roller coaster every now and then.Brian unpacks why it is so important to get back to your roots to reset your mind, body and soul.
Papua New Guinea produces some of the most beautiful coffees on the planet, and it does so in spite of massive political, infrastructural and economic challenges. This is the recording of Tuli's Youtube Live chat with Joeri Kalwij, General Manager of New Guinea Highland Exports. Joeri's article (mentioned in the conversation) on facing the reality of coffee growers in PNG:
Welcome to Episode 1 of Vosa. In this episode, we share a talanoa on the platforms that exist for Pacific and Papua New Guinean people to tell our stories. We are joined by four talented storytellers across the fields of journalism, digital production, and film making - Drue Slatter from Fiji, Hilda Wayne from PNG, Regina Lepping from Solomon Islands, and Josua ‘Ake from the Kingdom of Tonga. We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this episode. You can find us on social media via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Thanks for tuning in, we look forward to sharing more episodes with you soon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vosapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vosapodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/vosapodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this edition: The details of several Papua New Guinean politicians and their family members, as well as bureaucrats and church leaders, have been circulated by a global Chinese database, which one PNG leader describes as frightening; After resigning as Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa tells Pacific Beat she fears her country is "sliding away from the rule of law"; Papua New Guinea celebrates 45 years of independence despite the global pandemic and, whilst mourning the death of one of the country's veteran politicians, Nahau Rooney, who died on Independence Day eve; After 17-year-old Samoan/Cook Islander Jawsh 685's song Laxed (Siren Beat) went viral on TikTok, he's had to balance his final year of school with a fight with the music industry to get credit and recognition for his beat that was picked up by megastar Jason Derulo.
The details of several Papua New Guinean politicians and their family members, as well as bureaucrats and church leaders, have been circulated by a global Chinese database, which one PNG leader describes as frightening.
The details of several Papua New Guinean politicians and their family members, as well as bureaucrats and church leaders, have been circulated by a vast Chinese database, which one PNG leader describes as frightening.
Welcome to Vosa, celebrating Pacific and Papua New Guinean voices and discussing our future. Vosa is a storytelling project, driven by experts and creatives in the region, with support from the World Bank in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. Bula vinaka, my name is Arieta Rika, and I'm your host. I am a Fijian (Somosomo, Gau) and Tongan (Kolomotu'a) woman, as well as a Pacific storyteller, and communications expert, with over ten years of experience in social impact and nonprofit communications in Australia and the Pacific. I am so excited, to talanoa with guests from across the region, who are actively involved in the topics we discuss. Our guests are vibrant pioneers, creative influencers, powerful innovators, and instrumental trendsetters with stories that ignite pride, spark passion, and motivate positive movement and change in local and regional settings. On that note, I'm thrilled to share an insight into the focus of each talanoa on Episode 1 and Episode 2. Episode 1 will focus on the platforms that exist for individuals from the region to share their stories, and why individual and collective storytelling is an important component of shaping our identity and promoting tolerance and understanding. Episode 2 will focus on Gender-Based Violence, in response to the recent notable cases of violence in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea, resulting in widespread community activism. This talanoa will focus on inspiring local and regional voices who are working to address gender-based violence and address toxic masculinity. Please, keep an eye out for the launch of our first episode in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please know that I am so excited and deeply grateful to have you as a part of our Vosa community from wherever you are listening from, especially for those who are listening from home in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. I invite you to like, follow, share, and talanoa with us on social media via @vosapodcast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Vinaka vaka levu, I look forward to inviting you to join us for our first talanoa on Vosa soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A young Papua New Guinean man, Lesley Wengembo, has entered one of Australia's most prestigious art competitions, the Archibald Prize, with a painting not a famous rugby league player but one of his friends and mentors, and fellow Melanesian man, Malachi Nagobi.
Welcome to Episode 91 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre. Today on the show I speak to the Honourable Dame Carol Kidu. Dame Carol Kidu was a Member of Parliament in PNG from 1997 to 2012, including a stint as Minister for Community Development. Carol has lived a remarkable life. At age 19, Carol moved to Papua New Guinea and married Sir Buri Kidu, the man who would become the country’s first Indigenous Chief Justice. Carol and Buri brought up their children in Buri’s village in Port Moresby, where Carol faced a multitude of challenges integrating into traditional village life, but says her unwavering love for Buri and their children, and a very supportive mother in law, got her through. Following Buri’s untimely death, Carol entered politics, where she remained from 1997 to 2012. For much of this time, Carol was the only female member of Parliament. She was the driving force behind a number of important legislative reforms including the repeal of the colonial Child Welfare Act, changes to the Criminal Code on rape and sexual assault, and new legislation on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. In this episode, we discuss the challenges that Papua New Guinean women face in entering politics, and the efforts Carol and others are going to to make sure a woman is elected in the next election. Carol shares many stories of her extraordinary life in Papua New Guinea, all the way up to the work she continues to do today. https://devpolicy.org/dame-carol-kidu-on-why-things-are-getting-tougher-for-pngs-women-20141029/ https://devpolicy.org/dame-carol-kidu-on-png-women-in-the-21st-century20120315/ http://pameladenoonlecture.net/archives/pamela-denoon-lecture-2012/ Enjoy the episode, The GWH Team
Sandra Sully's aura visits Tim in a dream and encourages him to join in the hunt for Mrs Petrov's shoe. But will the former Chancellor of the Exchequer's diplomatic ties with an Papua New Guinean miniature ship builder make Tim a persona non grada? Find out now....
In this weeks episode, we are going to be focussing on non-Australians that have taken up our great game, not just in the Philippines, but around the world.Firstly we will take a look at all the non-Aussies that have ever played with PAFL which will culminate in us naming the best non-Aussie PAFL team. Some of the nationalities that have played PAFL over the years include Filipino, British, New Zealanders, American, Irish, Zimbabwean, Danish, Swiss, French, Papua New Guinean, Russian, Fijian and Polish. From all of these nationalities, we pick out the best 13 players to form our best non-Aussie PAFL team. Then we catch up with one of the most unique guests we have had the pleasure of hosting on the PAFL chat podcast, Helen Mondia-Harvey. Helen is a Philippines born, American raised female Aussie Rules player based in Sacramento, California. Helen's Aussie Rules journey began in the early 2000s when she was first exposed to the game in Southern California which led to her playing a few ladies exhibition games at the USAFL nationals. From there, as women's football gained in popularity, she ended up being a founding member of the Sacramento Suns women's team in 2010 and then ultimately, played in the 2014 International Cup in Melbourne for the USA Liberty Team.Then to top it all off, Helen was the assistant coach for the Lady Suns when they won the Division II title in the 2018 USAFL tournament!This is a truly fascinating story of a Philippines born, American raised female playing our great game halfway around the world. This is one of the best episodes we have ever done on the PAFL chat podcast, so sit back and enjoy!Please also be reminded that over the coming weeks, we will have a number of great topics including the top PAFL code switchers, best PAFL nicknames, the best forwards, mids and backs to have ever played for PAFL and much more, so make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on all the fun and the banter.Do you you agree with our team selections? Have we missed anyone? Send us a message and have your say. We want you to be involved. If you have any requests, suggestions or feedback for the podcast, lets us know by visiting our website or email us at podcast@pafl.com.phAlso, check out Dezza's Top Non-Aussie PAFL Team by visiting our websiteThanks also to our sponsor Mr Clean for their continued support of this podcast and the PAFL.
On the program: Three future scenarios have been put forward to help the Pacific's tourism industry reopen, and recover, and they include a travel bubble possibly starting in August and international travellers using "wellbeing passports", and Papua New Guinean and Australian archaeologists are investigating whether a remote and rugged part of PNG was an important transit point in the migration of people on their way to Australia from South East Asia.
Papua New Guinean and Australian archaeologists are investigating whether a remote and rugged part of PNG was an important transit point in the migration of people from South-East Asia to Australia tens of thousands of years ago.
Papua New Guinean athlete and domestic violence survivor Debbie Kaore shares her story; Dalton Tagelagi is elected premier of Niue; Pressure is mounting on the New Zealand government to open a travel bubble with its realm countries; French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru goes on a hunger strike over his treatment by the French judiciary.
:Papua New Guinean athlete and domestic violence survivor Debbie Kaore shares her story.
JAARS’ pilot Steve Blewett was able to observe the life-transforming hunger for God’s Word when it came for the first time to this Papua New Guinean people for the first time,
Welcome to Episode 73 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre. Today’s guest is Shane McLeod. Shane is a Research Fellow working with the Lowy Institute’s Australia-PNG Network. Before joining the Institute, he was a senior editor at ABC News in roles where he managed its Sydney newsroom and the flagship radio programs AM, The World Today, and PM. He is a former foreign correspondent with postings in Japan and Papua New Guinea, as well as reporting assignments throughout the Asia-Pacific region. He has also worked as a journalist in regional Queensland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra. As we go to air today, PNG has two confirmed cases of COVID19. Whilst the first case was brought in by a foreigner who had recently arrived in the country, the second case is of a Papua New Guinean. In this episode, Shane and I discuss the relationship between Australia and PNG since independence in 1975, including whether Australia is in fact an “embarrassed" former colonialist. We also discuss, as we have on a few podcasts now, whether aid to PNG should come at the expense of aid elsewhere, and how much of our support for infrastructure and other sectors is driven by increasing competition with China. Then of course we address COVID-19 in PNG, as well as Cyclone Harold which has already hit Fiji and Vanuatu. We discuss how misinformation and fake-news have impacted PNG’s response to COVID19. We also discuss the ongoing needs of PNG, including economic assistance and balancing concerns about health with concerns about economic growth. Shane is firmly an optimist when discussing PNG and believes the country has good reason to be positive about its future. Shane and I went to East Sepik in November last year with the Lowy Institutes Australia-PNG Emering Leaders Dialogue. Whilst there, we met with Governor Alan Bird, who is doing much to transform the economy of East Sepik Province during his time in office. You’ll hear us discuss Governor Bird in this episode, and the steps the Province is taking to reduce COVID19 transmission from the Indonesian Border. Meanwhile, if you’re interested in the impact of COVID-19 on the region, check out devpolicy.org, which covers blogs on the pandemic and … Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, the Pacific as a whole, the Philippines, agriculture, gender-based and other forms of violence, and implications for Australian aid, with more being added every day. Enjoy, The GWH Team
The government is paying for childcare, propping up a sector that was on the brink - services will be free for all, and that will keep essential workers, at work; COVID-19 and nursing homes: One expert says data presented to the Aged Care Royal Commission should be used against homes with a bad track record; and in the fight to contain coronavirus in the Pacific, some Papua New Guinean officials are calling for a 'shoot to kill' order for Indonesian nationals caught trying to cross the border.
A little-known Papua New Guinean inspiration for the legendary red-head Pippi Longstocking character has been celebrated at Brisbane's Swedish school. - Una poco nota fonte d'ispirazione della leggendaria Pippi Calzelunghe è stata festeggiata in una scuola svedese di Brisbane.
A little-known Papua New Guinean inspiration for the legendary red-head Pippi Longstocking character has been celebrated at Brisbane’s Swedish school. - Una poco nota fonte d'ispirazione della leggendaria Pippi Calzelunghe è stata festeggiata in una scuola svedese di Brisbane.
- Some special songs from Niall at 50mins & 1hr40mins - This week the team is joined by the “cream” of Bangkok rock music Niall Jozef Murray from The Sangsom Massacre and Rock Shreller and Paul Lindsay from post punk-rockers Stay Awake. We kick off with the two Scotsman on a Sunday before the legendary Celtic Rangers clash. Straight off the bat we're discussing ancient Greek and Roman teaching practices, the inspiration for Sting's Don't Stand So Close to Me and Nabokov's teenage lust. We swiftly move onto A Serbian Movie, and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal along with James Newman's new Fun City Saga book. From there it's downhill fast as we discuss the ancient tribal traditions of the Papua New Guinean semen-swallowers and the sad story of the Jewish oral circumcision tradition that went terribly wrong when the circumcisioner passed on oral Herpes to his baby client. Before the break Niall charms us with an acoustic Sangsom Massacre track and the boys discuss local music trends including the introduction of Shoe-gaze rock in the Thai music scene and how to break in to international events. From here we tip toe back onto the subject of improper adult / child relations and Jordan reveals a bombshell from his Laotian past. We close this Sunday show with Niall singing a beautiful cover of Morrissey's Every Day is like Sunday. Find Stay Awake here: https://tinyurl.com/y2wqn5qn Instagram: stayawakepunks https://www.facebook.com/stayawakeofficial/ Up coming gigs are: 22/05 - Fuck all fest 2 - Landinlanrinsura pub (Near Chatuchak) 25/05 - Uprising: Wagayway festival (Cavite, Phillippines) 30/05 - Beer Republic (Chit Lom BTS) You can find Rock Shreller here: https://rockshreller.com/ The Sangsom Massacre here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2xU8DRzok0 Join in the conversation with Mickey, Willy, James and Jordan and keep up to date with what's going on in our FB group https://www.facebook.com/thisstrangelifepodcast Email us at thisstrangelifepodcast@gmail.com https://thisstrange.life/#pod twitter.com/strangelifethis www.instagram.com/strangelifethis/ Please remember to subscribe, rate and review to the POD! #serialkiller #police #Nabokov #Serbianmovie #sementribe #catholic #childabuse #Bangkok #psychedelics #rockshreller #pythons #chesterbennington #stayawake #circumcision #herpes #Thailand #sangsom #lao #teaching #williamburroughs #charlesbukowski #50daysof sodom #amodestproposal #sting #thepolice #direstraits #thejesusandmarytrain #proclaimers #ravis #bangkokbands #eatingpooh #shogaze #truecrime #joerogan #lastpodcast
Ready for our second instalment of Hey Aunty! How’d you deal with a dick head? This week we speak with the wonderful Pattigrace Lupari. Pattigrace is a humble woman who’s staunchly proud of her Papua New Guinean heritage. She has worked in the Tech, Film and TV space for the last 10 years. As an outspoken WOC working in a predominantly male (white) industry, she has navigated through the tech space, working with IBM and Google. From leading development teams to launching new product into the market, she has kept true to her culture and heritage by wearing her afro out and upholding her feminist view points. Pattigrace's passion is in storytelling and currently working on her own film projects about PNG and the PNG women who are making waves locally and globally. Pattigrace is an incredibly vibrant and self possessed woman who holds her identity with courage and integrity. So it was wonderful to hear her share how an early run in with a dickhead forced her to choose between shrinking and growing. Falling back on early lessons from her dad and resolving never to shrink in the face of a challenge.
FAQ Q: To paraphrase a message we received recently: Why does a new & small reaching podcast, such as us, have the audacity to provide links to an online merch store? A: all merch we have is available online is there for the sole purpose of fulfilling my own desire to have these items. I like our logo, and so want to see it plastered on all sorts of things. Please, if our making links to these merch stores publicly available offends anyone, I do strongly encourage those offended parties to refrain from purchasing any of these items. NEWS Megadeth announces new cruise based endeavor The RIAA releases financial report detailing the state of the music business and what impact streaming has made. A new 'study': (Spoiler: these two, seemingly, independent reportings are based on the same research for a documentary to come & be available on the researchers personal website.) Heavy metal is inclusive and governed by rules of etiquette Another new study (?): Mosh pits mimic 40,000 year old traditions of Papua New Guinean tribes people.MUSIC
Episode 51 The Creeping Flesh Are you worried about turning evil? Don't worry, get yourself innoculated against evil, now! All you need is an ancient Papua New Guinean skeleton and some water. Join us as we watch The Creeping Flesh. Twitter: @verybrithorror Facebook: averybritishhorror Email: averybritishhorror@gmail.com
At the tender age of twenty, Joe Yu left the backyard Seattle carport under which he slept (voluntarily) for greener pastures, and spent the next year of his life smoking kine bud with Papua New Guinean bushmen. This is his story. Episode 44 of Expatriate Act is brought to you by the Adelante Shoe Company. www.adelanteshoes.com Drop the promo code "expatriate" for a cool $50.00 off some proper Guatemalan botas!
In 2017, Rashmii Bell edited the first-ever anthology of writing by Papua New Guinean women: My Walk to Equality. It captures the daily challenges faced and positive contributions being made by the women of PNG to improve the livelihoods of self, community and nation. In this vein, Tess Newton Cain caught up with Rashmii to talk about her background and experiences as an author, including what has influences her voice. They also discusses PNG’s literary landscape, particularly what the future might hold for literature and publishing in Papua New Guinea.
On 29 January, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Anna Kirk chaired a discussion on women's representation in leadership and politics with one of Australia's leading business executives, Ann Sherry; the highest polling female candidate in the 2017 PNG elections, Rufina Peter; and ANU academic Dr Kerryn Baker. The panelists addressed this critical issue shared between Papua New Guinean and Australian societies and discussed ways to overcome such gender inequality challenges.
Helen Muga, PhD, is founder of Pacific Water, a business that provides innovative water products and services. She developed Pacific Water as a way to expose her students to the business world of water, and to show them how to build a business from the ground up. She and her students design and build residential and commercial water treatment systems that minimize the use of plastic that provide good quality, clean water. Her intent is for Pacific Water to be a leading water company in developing and manufacturing innovative water technologies. Dr. Muga is program director and assistant professor of engineering at Baldwin Wallace University. She also was one of two founders of the Department of Engineering at the University of Mount Union. Prior to moving to Alliance, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida, Tampa. As one of the the first Papua New Guinean women to hold a doctorate in an engineering field, she is a strong proponent of providing women engineers more opportunities and encouraging them to remain in engineering.
Aziz reports that Papua New Guinean immigration officials have been entering the detention centre to destroy tanks and wells. Meanwhile, the men remaining in the camp have tried to avoid provocation and confrontation. Daily protests have moved to a cooler time of day to account for their lack of water and shade. Aziz says things are quiet in the camp, and spirits are generally positive. Michael arrives on Manus Island. 'Food and water, electricity … this is not our main concern. Our main concern is we just want to get out of this island, and to a safe country.' Abdul Aziz Muhamat A water tank damaged by immigration officials leaks water onto the ground. The centre has now been without a mains water supply for two weeks — Photo: Manus Alert In this update Abdul Aziz Muhamat Michael Green Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Additional audio sourced from video footage recorded inside the centre. More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre. This short update was edited and mixed by Jon Tjhia. Thank you Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hundreds of men remain in the decommissioned detention centre – refusing to be relocated to camps which many (including the UN's refugee agency) have said are unfinished or unsafe. Papua New Guinean immigration officers have removed fences, shade and clotheslines from the camp. Rubbish bins storing rain and well water have been tipped out, and makeshift wells destroyed. In this update, comprised of Aziz's weary and infrequent messages, he describes the increasingly strained situation. 'They were trying to push people – and swearing, abusing.' Abdul Aziz Muhamat The men sit in protest beside the denuded fence posts of the (now former) Manus Island Regional Processing Centre — Photo: Manus Alert In this update Abdul Aziz Muhamat Michael Green Our theme music was composed by Raya Slavin. Further reading 'Horrific footage from within Manus Island Detention Centre shows squalid conditions', by Jennifer Sexton, Daily Telegraph, accessed 10 November 2017 'Smuggled footage shows horrific conditions in Manus detention centre – video', Guardian Australia, accessed 10 November 2017 'Photos cast doubt on new Manus housing', Australian, by Rory Callinan, Australian, accessed 8 November 2017 More information The Messenger is a co-production of Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It's produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich and Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre. This short update was edited and mixed by Jon Tjhia. Thank you Dana Affleck, Angelica Neville and Sienna Merope. Also to Behind the Wire's many participants and volunteers. Behind the Wire is supported by the Bertha Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1938 three Australian patrol officers – Jim Taylor, John Black and Pat Walsh – set off on an epic journey into the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Their purpose: to make contact with highland tribes who until then, had no contact with the outside world, and to explain to them that their lives were about to undergo incredible change. Fifty years later, Jim’s daughter Meg retraced her father’s steps and met people who remembered the day the patrol arrived. Meg’s observations are combined with excerpts from her father’s journal to provide a personal and poetic narrative about an extraordinary meeting of cultures. [extract from In My Father’s Footsteps] Dame Meg Taylor is a Papua New Guinean lawyer and diplomat. She studied at the University of PNG, received her LLB from Melbourne University and her LLM from Harvard University. She practiced law with the Office of the Public Solicitor and in the private sector, and served as a member of the Law Reform Commission of PNG. She was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington, DC and then worked at the World Bank Group for 15 years. In August 2014, she was appointed Secretary General to the Pacific Islands Forum. Dame Meg is also Pacific Ocean Commissioner. This podcast features the Q&A session that preceded a film screening of Dame Meg's documentary, 'My father, my country', on 22 June. The screening was presented as part of the Development Policy Centre’s PNG Project, which receives funding from the Australian Aid Program through the Pacific Governance and Leadership Precinct.
Australia and Papua New Guinea have a strong and unique relationship, with ties spanning historical, economic, political and cultural spheres. The depth of our shared history goes far beyond the Kokoda Track and wartime experiences that most Australians associate with PNG. Many Australians don’t realise that PNG is Australia’s nearest neighbour and former colony, marking 42 years of independence this year. The strong personal relationships that existed at the time of independence are deteriorating and with them an understanding of PNG in Australia, particularly among the next generation of Australian leaders. At the same time, youth engagement in politics on both sides of the Torres Strait is at an historic low. On 10 April the Lowy Institute Aus-PNG Network hosted a panel of exceptional young Australian and Papua New Guinean leaders who are working to engage their peers in the political process. Panellists included Barbra Thomas, Executive Director of The Voice Inc., a youth leadership development organisation running programs in PNG’s major universities; Arianne Kassman, Interim Executive Director of Transparency International PNG; a representative from Oaktree, Australia’s largest youth-led development agency; and Benson Saulo, Group Indigenous Opportunities Manager at Australian Unity and founding and former Director of the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Academy. The discussion was chaired by Anna Kirk, Research Associate in the Melanesia Program at the Lowy Institute.
In a keynote address at the 2016 PNG Update (held at the University of Papua New Guinea, November 3-4), Professor Betty Lovai, Dean of the UPNG School of Humanities and Social Science, discussed the challenges and barriers facing Papua New Guinean women leaders. You can find a transcript of Prof Lovai's presentation, and more information about the conference, here: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/png-and-pacific-updates/png-update
Speakers: Anna Solomon, Secretary, Department for Community Development and Religion, PNG; Denga Ilave, Operations Manager for Femili PNG; Kymberley Kepore, Chief Executive Officer of the Oil Search Foundation. Chaired by Sally Moyle, DFAT. Rates of family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea are among the highest in the world, with some estimating that 70 per cent of women experience physical or sexual assault in their lifetime. Children are also significantly affected. While much is said about the levels of violence, less is heard about important work being done in all sectors of Papua New Guinea to address this pervasive issue. The new approaches being taken warrant broader attention both within and outside of Papua New Guinea. At this event, the Development Policy Centre and the Lowy Institute brought together a panel of exceptional Papua New Guinean leaders from government, civil society and the private sector.
In this landmark year for Papua New Guinea, the Lowy Institute convened a panel of three of Papua New Guinea’s prominent emerging leaders to discuss the future of their country and the likely challenges that their generation will face. The panel included Allan Bird, agribusiness expert and host of Tanim Graun – Papua New Guinea’s answer to Q&A; Serena Sumanop, Executive Director of The Voice Inc, a non-government organisation which fosters leadership skills amongst Papua New Guinea’s university students and Jeffry Feeger, a popular Papua New Guinean artist. Their discussion was moderated by Sean Dorney, former long-serving ABC correspondent in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow. Photo: Flickr/Steve Shattuck
Women in Papua New Guinea are chronically under-represented in all levels of government and business and face barriers to achieving a tertiary education. Those who do succeed must navigate a male dominated workforce, while a small formal sector and rising unemployment limit opportunities. This event brought two prominent female professionals from Papua New Guinea to ANU to speak about their own experiences in this challenging environment and to share ideas on what can be done to increase women’s participation in the workforce, tertiary education and more widely. The speakers discussed challenges they have faced working in the public and private sectors and provided insights into the opportunities available to the new generation of Papua New Guinean women. Avia Koisen is a civil lawyer with more than 18 years’ of experience and is Principal of Koisen Lawyers, her own civil law firm in Port Moresby. Mrs Koisen is also one of the founding members and currently the Interim President of the Papua New Guinea Women’s Chamber of Commerce, established in 2013. Emma Wurr is Principal Legal Officer for Human Rights at the PNG Office of the Public Solicitor. Ms Wurr graduated with Honours from the University of Papua New Guinea in 2007 and has since held various positions in the Public Solicitor’s Office.
Sally's complete interview with retired French obstetrician Michel Odent and 'protector' of the labouring woman's natural process (or "foetus ejection reflex"). Recorded 30 March 2015.0-6 mins - Introduction6 min - Interview commences15 min - Natural childbirth advocates and medical view have been working to short term criteria of emphasis on live mother and baby at the end of the process, but he calls for us to expand our view to take into account longer term impacts of interventions.18:30 min - Hormones of childbirth20 min - Lack of general understanding of birth physiology and the needs of the labouring woman. Need to ask "what are the needs of the labouring woman, and not simply promote natural childbirth. We need to think "like physiologists" and identify possible inhibitory factors. Key word - to "protect" the natural process.24:30 - Our powerful neo-cortex and how it inhibits our birth process if engaged and active.27:30 - Human sense of smell is stronger than we realise and is inhibited by the neo-cortex.29:30 Need reduced neo-cortical activity to give birth.31 min - How to reduce neo-cortical activity (eg be in dark)35 min - Our cultural conditioning of "helping" the labouring woman - where there is an active role necessarily played by someone else, not the woman, which is disempowering for her. Socialisation of birth started in Neolithic times.37 min - Paleolithic women probably isolated themselves, so our cultural conditioning is around 10,000 years old.45 min - Turning 85 yrs this year and feels he is running out of time so must speak directly about these issues and not worry about being politically correct.48 min - Our fear of birth started during Neolithic times when women saw other women giving birth and built up culture around experts and helpers needing to attend birthing women, whereas Paleolithic women probably did it alone, ie their behaviour not observed so story couldn't build up around what they did when birthing.49 min - most women experience disturbed birth. Authentic midwifery needs to set up optimal conditions for foetal ejection reflex to occur. Difficulty for women is that when they birth instinctively their behaviour can be culturally unacceptable for those present.57 min - 1970 footage of Papua New Guinean woman giving birth alone. Her mother helps her set up birth space then moves away for the actual moment of birth.1:01 min - "Support" is the most toxic word as it gives women the idea that they can only do it with the help of others. Urgent need to reconsider words we use and look at using words like "protection" instead.1:06 - Natural childbirth advocates and medical practioners alike interfere with natural childbirth process by using words like "Support".1:07 - Newborns need love, microbes and stress - what is meant by stress. Impacts on pre-labour caesarean babies.1:13 - We need to study babies born without labour and those born with labour (and born either vaginally or by C/s)1:14 - Swedish study into sense of smell on newborns - comparison between babies born vaginally or by C/S. The sense of smell is 'switched on' by noradrenalin, a hormone produced by the baby in labour and it is needed to help a baby find the nipple.Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015
Sally's complete interview with retired French obstetrician Michel Odent and 'protector' of the labouring woman's natural process (or "foetus ejection reflex"). Recorded 30 March 2015.0-6 mins - Introduction6 min - Interview commences15 min - Natural childbirth advocates and medical view have been working to short term criteria of emphasis on live mother and baby at the end of the process, but he calls for us to expand our view to take into account longer term impacts of interventions.18:30 min - Hormones of childbirth20 min - Lack of general understanding of birth physiology and the needs of the labouring woman. Need to ask "what are the needs of the labouring woman, and not simply promote natural childbirth. We need to think "like physiologists" and identify possible inhibitory factors. Key word - to "protect" the natural process.24:30 - Our powerful neo-cortex and how it inhibits our birth process if engaged and active.27:30 - Human sense of smell is stronger than we realise and is inhibited by the neo-cortex.29:30 Need reduced neo-cortical activity to give birth.31 min - How to reduce neo-cortical activity (eg be in dark)35 min - Our cultural conditioning of "helping" the labouring woman - where there is an active role necessarily played by someone else, not the woman, which is disempowering for her. Socialisation of birth started in Neolithic times.37 min - Paleolithic women probably isolated themselves, so our cultural conditioning is around 10,000 years old.45 min - Turning 85 yrs this year and feels he is running out of time so must speak directly about these issues and not worry about being politically correct.48 min - Our fear of birth started during Neolithic times when women saw other women giving birth and built up culture around experts and helpers needing to attend birthing women, whereas Paleolithic women probably did it alone, ie their behaviour not observed so story couldn't build up around what they did when birthing.49 min - most women experience disturbed birth. Authentic midwifery needs to set up optimal conditions for foetal ejection reflex to occur. Difficulty for women is that when they birth instinctively their behaviour can be culturally unacceptable for those present.57 min - 1970 footage of Papua New Guinean woman giving birth alone. Her mother helps her set up birth space then moves away for the actual moment of birth.1:01 min - "Support" is the most toxic word as it gives women the idea that they can only do it with the help of others. Urgent need to reconsider words we use and look at using words like "protection" instead.1:06 - Natural childbirth advocates and medical practioners alike interfere with natural childbirth process by using words like "Support".1:07 - Newborns need love, microbes and stress - what is meant by stress. Impacts on pre-labour caesarean babies.1:13 - We need to study babies born without labour and those born with labour (and born either vaginally or by C/s)1:14 - Swedish study into sense of smell on newborns - comparison between babies born vaginally or by C/S. The sense of smell is 'switched on' by noradrenalin, a hormone produced by the baby in labour and it is needed to help a baby find the nipple.Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015