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Australian Banks accused of financing illegal activities!

By the National Reporting Team's Sam Clark, source: "ABC Radio Australia"

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Australian banks can't turn a blind eye to money trail

Helen Szoke CEO Oxfam Australia writing in the Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's big four banks have a duty of care to the community, whether in Australia or overseas.

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis 

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Locals claim logging polluting waterways

By BENNY GETENG, Post Courier

MORE than 1000 people in New Ireland Province might be affected as their only water source is being polluted by logging operations in the area, they claim.

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PNG government decision on Solwara mine betrays community concerns

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Is PNG's government committed to tackling corruption?

From Radio New Zealand

A Papua New Guinea MP has been jailed for corruption and the Government is to set up a corruption commission but just how committed is it to ending the prevasive practice.

This month's jailing of a Papua New Guinea MP for misuse of public funds has highlighted the country's struggles with systemic corruption.

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Rimbunan Hijau evicts Bumbu residents in Lae

Photo: Bumbu eviction site

From PNG Exposed

Thirty houses in the Bumbu settlement in Lae were forcibly removed and the families evicted 2 months ago with all the trees bulldozed. The residents are now living in tents, waiting for a better response from the company involved and the government.

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Flawed land leases in PNG will be revoked, says PM

By Jemima Garrett for Radio Australia

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says controversial land leases abused by the timber industry will be cancelled.

PHOTO: Logging companies in PNG are using special agricultural leases to clear vast tracts of rainforest timber. (Supplied: Greenpeace)

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PNG's Prime Minister cancels controversial land leases

From Radio Australia

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says controversial land leases abused by the timber industry will be canceled.

He made the comments in a messsage sent to the Australian Association for Pacific Studies taking place in Sydney.

It is the clearest sign yet that millions of hectares of land, leased without permission of landowers will be returned.

Jemima Garrett is at the conference for Pacific Beat.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts

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Wantok: PNG wok long lusim planti graun

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Wantok: Papa graun i lusim 5.2 milien hekta graun long SABL

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