From heavy metals to heavy metal: Bougainville’s unlikely musical obsession
Popularity of genre traces back to Australian fans who worked in mines in the Papua New Guinea region decades earlier
October 2022
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Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles accused of ‘veiled threats’ by Bougainville president
Autonomous Bougainville government president accuses Australia of destabilising its right to self-determination
February 2022
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Panguna mine at centre of bloody Bougainville conflict set to reopen after 30 years
Local government hopes reopening of mine – once world’s most profitable – will support bid for independence from Papua New Guinea
January 2022
Guardian Australia Reads
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish.
October 2021
An impossible choice: the Pacific's climate crisis
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish
July 2021
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Bougainville health minister and family lost at sea after boat sinks off Papua New Guinea
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After 32 years, Rio Tinto to fund study of environmental damage caused by Panguna mine
June 2021
Pacific plunder
Mining in the Pacific: a blessing and a curse
Millions of tonnes of fuel, oil and minerals are extracted from the region – but some communities have little to show for it but devastation
October 2020
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'Deal with the disaster': the girl from Bougainville who grew up to take on a mining giant
Panguna mine is often cast as the economic key to Bougainville’s potential independence, but young MP Theonila Matbob says her people, and their land, must come first
September 2020
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Bougainville independence high on agenda as Ishmael Toroama elected president
Former rebel commander says law and order a priority, and says issue of PNG independence needs swift resolution
July 2020
Palace letters: Queen's secretary compared Bougainville's bid for independence to Scotland
John Kerr told monarch move was opposed by Australian copper interests and was not lawful
June 2020
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Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
March 2020
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Rio Tinto accused of violating human rights in Bougainville for not cleaning up Panguna mine
New report alleges mine caused environmental devastation and ongoing health problems for communities
February 2020
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Thai geologist shot dead in second mining-related killing in Bougainville
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Tragedy at sea: eight dead and four rescued after 32 days adrift in South Pacific
January 2020
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The birth of Bougainville
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Bougainville president accuses mining company of lying to Australian stock exchange
December 2019
Scotland may follow Bougainville’s lead in SNP quest for independence
Bougainville referendum: Cheers erupt as results in favour of independence announced – video
