PNG’s climate change refugeesWe all hear about climate change refugees, but who exactly are they? Meet one group from the Carteret Islands of Papua New Guinea, not too far from home.
Papua New Guinea
Kicking anti-Chinese sentiment in the Pacific
Last month saw race riots targeting Asian business owners ignite across PNG — is the anti-China chant fast becoming an issue throughout the Pacific?
PNG’s climate change refugees want out of media spotlight
Inhabitants of Papua New Guinea’s Carterets islands are being forced to evacuate due to rising sea levels — and they’re sick of the global media attention they’re attracting as a result.
Political snippets: Fuzzy wuzzy was a polly?
The invisible PNG PM and the NT succumbs to hoon attacks.
Climate emergency in the Pacific
At a time when Queenslanders are inundated with massive flooding, spare a thought for our island neighbours, writes Nic Maclellan.
Infanticide in PNG: don’t let truth stand in the way of a good story
Media outlets around the world recycled a story from PNG last week about women murdering their male babies to end a tribal war. What a shame it wasn’t true, writes Eleri Harris.
How to make Australia’s PNG Forest Partnership work
The Rudd Government is continuing down Howard’s tropical forest protection road with the PNG-Australia Forest Carbon Partnership. But there could be stumbling blocks, writes Paul Winn, Greenpeace Forest and Climate campaigner
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Turning on the televisions … remembering the revolution … money for nothing … a baptism of fire … counterfeit fags … the Daily Reality check … the pick of this morning’s political coverage …
State of the planet
Flannery’s plan: buy forests to help environment … Bush to commit $2 billion to climate change fund … New power generation: Alternative energy sources … China weather chaos a sign of things to come …
