Sooo… Medianet well and truly beat me to this announcement (terrible look for a news journo, I know) but I’m thrilled to share that I’ve started a new role as the ABC’s Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 correspondent.

I can’t wait share more stories on the ground from PNG.

When Shakya saw a photo of a family in Gaza eating grass and lemon soup to break their fast during Ramadan, it reinforced her decision to fast in solidarity.

From Zena Chamas زينه Erwin Renaldi and I on how the famine in Gaza sparked the #Fast4Gaza movement
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

ISLAND DEFENDED!!

YESSSSSSSS!!!

Forget the AFL team Tasmania, we are now a basketball state!!

Tasmania!! Yesssss!!! Yesss!!! Come on!!

TASMANIA 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

Read my latest journal article about the ATOM/Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific movement of the 1970s +, justice-inspired and transdisciplinary Pacific Studies and doing creative Pacific histories here for JPH The Journal of Pacific History 🌊🖤🤲🏽

Open access via:
doi.org/10.1080/002233…

Congratulations to Hon. Feleti Teo, who was elected unopposed as Tuvalu's new Prime Minister this morning. It is the first time in our history that a Prime Minister has been nominated unopposed. The inauguration of the PM and Cabinet Ministers will take place this week.

Why does my first sourdough attempt look like I stole it off a wall at MONA?

I’ve written about this before and yet I find myself doing it again this time with a colleague Rebecca Kuku, the #PNG government has to do its job.

Deadly land disputes in PNG highlands leave population in ‘constant fear’ theguardian.com/global/2024/fe…

Heartbreaking. Efeso was such a tireless pioneer who worked so hard to raise the voices of his community. I always loved our pre & post interview chats and the constant encouragement he gave. This is a huge loss. Sending love and strength to his family who he absolutely adored.

Very proud of Melissa Maykin and can’t wait to hear the Pacific stories she’ll bring to the airwaves. Mel is a real one, get around her 🙌🏽

If my boyfriend couldn’t keep up with my retelling of the strawberry mug drama then he truly has no chance when I try to explain Who TF Did I Marry 🤣

I’M IN MY AUNTY ERA!!!
Baby Tui Leo Aualiitia arrived today after a truly epic labour from Anne.
My brother Daniel named him after our dad, and the tears and cheers have been flowing!
Little Tui has perfect chubby cheeks and I can’t wait to pinch them ❤️❤️❤️

Usher’s nipple is obviously not as controversial 🙃