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Bougainville and the slippery-slope argument

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By PNG Echo Although Prime Minister Marape says he is on a course to “Take back PNG,” the result of the Bougainville plebiscite suggests he’s not winning. And while we’re all aware that independence for Bougainville still lies in the hands of the PNG parliament, in the hearts and minds of the vast majority of Bougainvilleans the question has been answered for all to see – they want political separation from PNG (not autonomy) and Bougainvilleans expect it to be so. One part of any reluctance the PNG government may feel about granting Bougainville independence lies in the ‘slippery slope’ Continue reading Bougainville and the slippery-slope argument→

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Independence for Bougainville

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The Papua New Guinean government has been given more than fifteen years to convince Bougainvilleans not to break away. To this date, its efforts have been dismal. The move towards independence with the referendum vote soon to be taken has reached the point of no return. Bougainville will be independent whatever it takes. Writes Chris Baria The first time I heard the word ‘referendum’ was back in 1968 through my maternal uncle who was spending his holidays with us. I was eight years old at the time. Uncle James Rutana was the one after my mother in a family of Continue reading Independence for Bougainville→

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