Papua New Guinea has played an important role in Australian history – it’s time we acknowledged that
MSNGeoff Keating,University of Southern Queensland
Papua New Guinea has played an important role in Australian history – it’s time we acknowledged that
Fifty years ago this week, Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia. This anniversary gives both nations cause to reflect on our shared histories, as both colony and coloniser. Once separate territories under Australian administration, Papua and New Guinea became Papua New Guinea in 1971. The land and its people have had a profound ...
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