Time for a National Civil Service Scheme
More than a decade before invasive social media introduced a new level of nothingness into our...
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Author: Charlie
‘Papa’ Grand Chief, The honourable, sir michael somare GCL GCMG CH CF SSI KSG PC – tenk yu tru
‘Papa Grand Chief’ will forever be to Papua New Guinea what Lee Kwan Yew was to Singapore; Ghandi was to India; Nelson Mandela was to South Africa – a giant of his era and an inspiration for future generations.
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Official Name of the Kokoda Trail
Australia’s preference for the politically correct term ‘Kokoda Track’ in preference to PNGs official name ‘Kokoda Trail’ is a patronising breach of international protocol towards – our closest neighbour, former mandated territory, fellow Commonwealth member and wartime ally.
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Viewpoint: ‘The Future of the RSL’
In 2004, we had 240,000 members nationally – today there are fewer than 100,000. And as our World War 11 and Korean War veterans pass on, we Vietnam Veterans are now moving closer to the edge of the demographic cliff.
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Proposed Joint Agreement for Commemoration of the Shared Wartime Heritage between Australia and PNG
Papua New Guinea is the principal custodian of sites sacred to the wartime heritage of Australia, America and Japan.
It therefore has the potential to be a world class wartime tourism destination for pilgrims from each of these countries. The emergence of Kokoda as PNGs most popular tourism destination since the 50th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign in 1992 is a key indicator of this potential.
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