Tag Archive for Papua New Guinea

The Opposition

Director Hollie Fifer Rated PG Score 6/6 An indigenous community in Papua New Guinea is forced to fight back before they are cruelly evicted from their land in favour of a five-star tourist hotel. I know this is not the kind of subject matter to making jokes with connections to other, and maybe if you…

Documentary The Opposition wins first court battle

Court Battle Surrounding Documentary The Opposition The Supreme Court of New South Wales today released the full judgment of 8th July 2016, unequivocally dismissing former Papua New Guinean politician Dame Carol Kidu’s claim for a permanent injunction preventing filmmaker Hollie Fifer, Media Stockade and Beacon Films from screening the documentary The Opposition. The Supreme Court’s…

NFSA Celebrating 40 Years of PNG Independence

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 40 years of independence with a program of screenings, presentations and a special performance by PNG’s award-winning musician George Telek as part of the NFSA’s 100 Seats series on Saturday 19 September. NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein explained that the celebrations kicked…

Australian Government pledges $1.85mill to support Papua New Guinea’s Western Province

In a partnership between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Cairns-based Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) The Australian Government will provide $1.85 million to a two-year pilot program promoting economic and community development and disease prevention in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop explained that the…

Z Special Unit Soldiers Laid to Rest

Lance Corporal Spencer Walklate and Private Ronald Eagleton, The final two Z Special Unit soldiers killed on Kairiru Island during World War II have been laid to rest at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea. The soldiers were buried with military honours in the presence of their families. Also attending was…