Joseph Watawi, Bougainville leader, dies at 61 (January 27, 1960-November 15, 2021)
Joseph Watawi – ‘Bruk lus, bruk gut, bruk steret na bruk olgeta’ ANDREW KILVERT | Sydney Morning Herald The autonomous region of Bougainville has lost a champion of independence and the father of the 2018 independence referendum. Joseph Watawi, 61, who died in November, was born in January 1960 in Gohi village in the Selau language group in ...
Vale Nick Booth (22 November 2021) – former PNGAA Website Manager and Treasurer
It is with tremendous sadness that we acknowledge the death of Nick Booth on 22 November 2021. Nick was a great friend of the PNGAA and his contribution over many, many years since 2010 was invaluable. Introduced to the ‘behind the scenes’ work of the association by Keith Jackson, Nick’s ongoing assistance and expertise with the ...
Australian Federal Court sanity over citizenship issues – at long last!
STEFAN ARMBRUSTER | SBS News | If you have a similar story, contact Stefan: stefan.armbruster@sbs.com.au Like so many Australians, when Troy went to renew his Australian passport, he was told he wasn’t a citizen. Almost five years ago Troyrone (Troy) Zen Lee did what thousands of Australians do every day; applied to renew his passport. What he did not ...
