In brief: Four new mining projects in the offing, Corruption Commission next year and other stories

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Four new mines to come on stream within 10 years, Corruption Commission next year and other local and regional stories.

Review: Mr Pip movie confronting and powerful

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Bougainville and its people are the stars of the film Mr Pip, which is set against the island’s troubled past.

Bougainville mine could re-open within two years: landowners

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The newly-appointed head of the Bougainville landowners group is cautiously optimistic that work to re-open the giant Panguna copper and gold mine could begin within two years.

Around the world: Cairns trade mission/sorcery/Bougainville mining/Fiji military unrepentant/outsourcing

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Trade mission from Cairns The Cairns Post reports very strong interest in a trade mission to Papua New Guinea, to be led by the Cairns Chamber of Commerce next month. Lowy on violence against women In the Interpreter blog, Jenny Heyward-Jones comments that ‘action on addressing sorcery-related violence … has to be accompanied by addressing […]