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Bougainville firm on independence after latest talks

Representatives from Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have concluded their latest round of talks on independence for the wantaway province.

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Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way

Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.

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Economic doubts cloud Bougainville's path to self-rule

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape's fears over Bougainville's economic viability loom as a major barrier to the region's hopes for independence.

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‘No one will stop our people’: Bougainville president defiant in push for independence

Ishmael Toroama tells the Guardian sovereignty from Papua New Guinea is a ‘matter of time’ as long-running process enters next phase

The Guardian - AU

Bougainville open for investment and trade: president

A resource-rich Bougainville could play an important part in the global transition to green energy, its president says as he invites international investment.

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Pacific charm offensive as China muscles on policing

Senior Australian ministers are visiting three Pacific island nations as Canberra works to boost defence partnerships and shut China out of regional policing.

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A rare aid success story has brought riches to a hardscrabble corner of the Pacific. Will it last?

There is so much money sloshing around these days in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, the stores are running short of goods and some locals are partying until dawn.

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Political deadlock frustrates Bougainville’s aspirations of independence

The territory voted in 2019 to leave Papua New Guinea, but the country’s parliament is still to ratify the separation.

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‘Artists don’t do it for money’: Pacific Island creative wins Artes Mundi prize

Taloi Havini, whose work depicting Indigenous stories has resonance in Wales, awarded £40,000 prize in Cardiff ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Artes Mundi 10 review – an exotic plunge into broken, borderless worlds

From the marshlands of Iraq to a beach in Bougainville, this Wales-wide art extravaganza feels like a passport to the entire planet

The Guardian - UK

From heavy metals to heavy metal: Bougainville’s unlikely musical obsession

The Guardian - AU

Climate scientist faces sack for refusing to fly to Germany from Solomon Islands archipelago

Dr Gianluca Grimalda told by Kiel Institute for World Economy he must be at his desk on Monday after finishing fieldwork

The Guardian - UK

Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

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Bougainville president accuses Richard Marles of making 'veiled threats' against independence aspirations

President Ishmael Toroama says Richard Marles's remarks after a visit to Papua New Guinea represent a change to Australia's neutral position.

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The Guardian - AU

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

Reuters

Former Rio Tinto mine at Bougainville poses flood risk - report

Communities around Rio Tinto's shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to unstable mine instrastructure, an interim report commissioned by the mining company said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Bougainville starts process to reopen controversial Panguna mine

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

The Guardian - AU

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

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