Around the world: media focuses on Pacific strongmen and other international stories

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Pacific leaders in the media spotlight this week, while the business benefits of Manus Island are debated and Australia issues an apology.

Emerging leaders dialogue a success

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The Australia-PNG Emerging Leaders Dialogue is set to become an annual event.

Around the world: PNG-based diplomat withdraws from election race and other international stories

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An Australian diplomat in PNG nominates and then withdraws from the race to replace former PM Julia Gillard, while raw coffee prices fall as consumption flatlines.

Around the world: why all those visits to Papua New Guinea from Australia? and other international stories

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Thoughts on why so many Australian ministers to visit PNG recently, closer trade ties with Indonesia loom, and Vanuatu’s new PM discusses changing the status quo.

Around the World: Julia Gillard’s visit to Papua New Guinea and other international stories

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There’s been plenty of international media coverage of last week’s visit by the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to PNG … this and other international stories

Around the world: blast for bureaucrats, TB epidemic, plant & animal discoveries, Fiji warning, China oil imports

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Radio Australia reports that PNG Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has ‘ blasted his public service over the granting of controversial [SABL] leases’ and more …

Around the world: Nautilus’ optimism/Fiji trade unions/West Papua/policy debated

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Nautilus remains optimistic Australian Mining magazine reports that Nautilus Minerals’ interim CEO and President Michael Johnston remains optimistic about resolving its dispute with the PNG Government. ‘We had a number of very good meetings with senior politicians and I’m quite confident that we will get resolution to this dispute in the not too distant future,’ he […]

Around the world: Kina overvalued/military build-up/Toyota rebounds

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The revelation last week—via an HSBC report—that the Australian dollar is the most overvalued in the world makes you wonder about the PNG kina.