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A Bogan in Bougainville: Radio New Dawn
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Monday, April 25, 2011. Some of you may already be aware of its existence but Radio New Dawn of Buka, Bougainville, maintains an online blog: http:/ www.bougainville.typepad.com/. I have found this to be a great way to keep updated on events in Lan Bilong Sunkamap. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author and may not represent the views and opinions of organisations that this author is associated with.
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A Bogan in Bougainville: 12 Months
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Saturday, May 7, 2011. It is exactly a year today since I boarded a plane and departed Bougainville. Definately feels like a personal milestone in terms of that's now in the past and I got to be focused on the here and now. It was a hard slog for those first 8 - 10 months out but have plenty of good things going on now. Speaking of which, off to a music festival this afternoon, I think its my fifth since I left Bougie! So here's to good times and great memories!
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A Bogan in Bougainville: BBQ with a Bougainvillean
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Saturday, November 13, 2010. BBQ with a Bougainvillean. So I was travelling to work the other day and happened to glance out of the bus window…and much to my surprise I saw the former President of Bougainville, James Tanis, standing on the side of the road. From left: Me, James, Saskia. James heads off next week and may return next year to study a Masters in International Relations. He’s got some ideas on how to continue to help Bougainville while he is abroad, and with...Large b...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: August 2011
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Monday, August 15, 2011. More Talk, More Action? Thought you might be interested in a recent article on Panguna Copper Mine based on interviews with Chris Uma and James Tanis. Article and interviews sourced from Radio Australia. Rebel leader wants to talk about reopening Bougainville copper mine. August 10, 2011 17:11:51. The mine was the spark that ignited a decade long civil war on Bougainville, a war that left thousands dead and the economy of the island on its knees. The deci...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: Rio Tinto are back in the ring
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Monday, November 14, 2011. Rio Tinto are back in the ring. Am well behind on events here but there has been a successful appeal of the case against Rio Tinto. By the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. You can read more about it here. There are three key points of note:. The case is now considering whether genocide was committed during the Crisis. Qoute. Corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad. First taste of carro...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: April 2010
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Friday, April 16, 2010. I have a story for you. As far as I am aware this is a close a rendition of the truth. Our Chief Administrator, the bureaucratic head of the public service, was recently accosted in Southern Bougainville. Six thugs, or. Left and promised to come back for the car later. The Chief Administrator then collected his driver and went and complained to the local chiefs. The chiefs in turn called on the local ex-combatants to round up the. Were rounded up. As s...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: Bougainville vs Rio Tinto
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Monday, February 8, 2010. Bougainville vs Rio Tinto. So those that have been paying attention will know that there was a domestic dispute between Bougainville Copper Limited, the Government of Papua New Guinea and (some) Bougainvilleans. Things went bad very quickly and Bougainville is still picking up the pieces. So where does Rio Tinto, one of the largest international mining corporations, fit into the picture? Against Rio Tinto in the United States. How can they do that? In br...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: February 2010
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Thursday, February 18, 2010. Aid workers earning more than Rudd. JOHN Dinsdale, a former clerk of a court in Melbourne, is being paid more than half a million dollars a year, tax-free, as Australia's law and justice adviser to Papua New Guinea, where crime and corruption keep rising as aid increases. Both are earning substantially more than Kevin Rudd, who is paid about $350,000 a year, on which the Prime Minister also pays tax. Cardno is being paid $137 million to run the progra...
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A Bogan in Bougainville: November 2011
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A Bogan in Bougainville. Monday, November 14, 2011. Rio Tinto are back in the ring. Am well behind on events here but there has been a successful appeal of the case against Rio Tinto. By the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. You can read more about it here. There are three key points of note:. The case is now considering whether genocide was committed during the Crisis. Qoute. Corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad. The Dragon’s i...
