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"Preying on Paradise" - Monday 23 September 2013
KERRY O!RE#$ PRESE#TER% T&e 'and o( paradise 'ost$ )e'come to *o+r ,orners
magine yo+r reaction to a credib'e report re.ea'ing t&at one /+arter o( t&e
+stra'ian o.ernments entire domestic b+dget )as being sip&oned o corr+pt'y
More t&an 'ie'y it )o+'d be one o( pro(o+nd s&oc and incred+'ity (o''o)ed c'ose'y
by pro(o+nd anger
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4e'' t&ats one pict+re tonig&ts report presents abo+t t&e state o( aairs in o+r
c'osest neig&bo+r$ Pap+a #e) +inea - a co+ntry to )&ic& +stra'ia pro.ides more
t&an 5600 mi''ion a year in aid (+nding
So not on'y is +stra'ian ta7payer-(+nded aid being +sed to 8'' some o( t&e gaps 'e(t
by 'oca' corr+ption$ b+t t&eres a'so strong (ee'ing amongst corr+ption 8g&ters in
Pap+a #e) +inea t&at a+t&orities &ere &a.e been indierent to t&e )ay +stra'ia
&as become a repository (or i''ega' money sip&oned o (rom t&e peop'e o( Pap+a
#e) +inea
#o) t&e prime minister$ Peter O#ei''$ &as s&oced &is nation and t&e internationa'
b+siness comm+nity$ 9agging 'egis'ation to incorporate t&e massi.e O Tedi coppermine into a go.ernment-r+n nationa' 8nancia' tr+st
:is ;+sti8cation (or adding O Tedi to a tr+st t&at )i'' contain most o( t&e co+ntries
reso+rce pro;ects is simp'y$ t&at it )i'' red+ce t&e ris o( corr+ption !+t t&eres an
e/+a''y strong .ie) t&at it co+'d &a.e t&e opposite eect
Marian 4i'inson )ent nort& to in.estigate
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:e &as message (or t&e (ait&(+'
=So+nds o( "4e'come 4e'come Prime Minister">
PETER O#E
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=So+nd o( 'oca's singing>
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be b+i't$ yo+ no) a'' manner o( t&ings &appen$ and peop'e are dying o( c+rab'e
diseases
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=M+sic and so+nd o( .o'cano Map s&o)ing P#>
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Raba+' )as a'most destroyed by .o'canic er+ptions in 1?
=,&oir singing "
4&en &eadmaster Rieme 'o arri.ed at Kere.at 'ast year t&e )&o'e sc&oo' &ad been
s&+t do)n
REME
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!e(ore &e co+'d re-open t&e sc&oo' t&e &eadmaster )as (orced to insta'' t)o big
septic tans to dea' )it& a se)erage emergency at t&e dormitories
REME
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!+t )&en &er report appeared in a nationa' ne)spaper$ Ms &ai disco.ered t&e
contractor )as an e7treme'y po)er(+' b+sinessman
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saying t&at none o( it )as ripped o$ t&at none o( it )as (ra+d+'ent'y +sedA
EREMS 4RTOTO% #o 5F2 mi''ion is )&at$ 52D mi''ion +ssieA 4e started an
air'ine$ )e bo+g&t some s&ips$ )e did some p'antations
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!+t &e got bai' nd in an e7traordinary de.e'opment$ 4artoto )as a''o)ed to 'ea.e
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P# (or +stra'ia
EREMS 4RTOTO% Hta'ing to t&ose aro+nd &imI T&e most )anted man ayA
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EREMS 4RTOTO% My 'a)yers )ere attending e.ery day
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ban acco+nts to 'a+nder P# corr+pt'y obtained money
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=Port Moresby>
!ac in Port Moresby$ peop'e campaigning against corr+ption (or years )eregrati8ed by Koims speec&
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StatesA
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=So+nd o( e.eryone ta'ing as t&ey )ait (or )ater>
Hnter.ie)ing a 'oca'I :o) 'ong &as it been 'ie t&is )it& no proper )aterA
,OMMB#TY
#o) e.en t&ose acc+sed o( corr+ption are pointing t&e 8nger at ot&ers$ inc'+ding
po'iticians and &ig& 'e.e' oCcia's
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EREMS 4RTOTO% T&eres a 'ot o( corr+ption sti'' going on rig&t no) as )e spea
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sett'ements 'most anyt&ing yo+ can t&in abo+t )as going )rong and )&en yo+
see t&e p'aces aro+nd Pap+a #e) +inea t&at are missing o+t on de.e'opment
beca+se o( t&is$ yo+ no) t&at t&eres somet&ing e7treme
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:e is Pa+' Paraa$ a 'a)yer )it& a .ast net)or o( po'itica' in9+ence
Hnter.ie)ing Sam KoimI :o) po)er(+' is Mr ParaaA
SM KOM% T&ose are detai's t&at cant comment on
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T&e pre.io+s go.ernment &ad got a co+rt order to stop any (+rt&er payments to
Paraas 'a) 8rm a(ter &e )as e7posed
SPEKER% )i'' a''o) yo+ to as a /+estion t&is morning ( yo+ &a.e a /+estion t&en
yo+ can go a&ead and as t&e /+estion no)
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and )omen in in.estigating t&is matter &a.e s+spended t&e Secretary (or *inance$
&a.e s+spended t&e @ep+ty Secretary )i'' go do)n as (ar as sacing t&e c'eaner
i( &a.e to$ to c'ear t&is mess once and (or a''
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Koim says t&e in.estigation &as so (ar re.ea'ed some 512D mi''ion )as paid to
Paraas 8rm in breac& o( t&e co+rt order
SM KOM% *rom t&e in(ormation t&at is a.ai'ab'e to +s$ &is (ami'y is in +stra'ia
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+stra'ia is stepping +p its co-operation$ according to P#s prime minister
PETER O#E
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'ie any ot&er citiLen s+b;ect to t&e 'a)s o( o+r co+ntry
=Peter O#ei'' in oroa So+nd o( singing$ dr+ms and &orns>
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!+t t&e prime minister is e7pected to &a.e a .eto po)er o.er ey decisions o( t&at
Tr+st
PB< !RKER% nd t&ere )o+'d be t&e o.era'' K+m+' tr+st )&ic& )o+'d
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PETER O#E
T&e O Tedi Mine ca+sed massi.e en.ironmenta' damage in 4estern Pro.ince )&en
it )as ma;ority o)ned by !:P
s compensation (or t&is damage$ in 2002 !:P !i''iton &anded o.er its ma;ority
s&are in O Tedi to a not-(or-pro8t tr+st T&e tr+st )as to bene8t t&e peop'e
aected$ according to t&e t&en prime minister
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SR MEKERE MORBT$ *ORMER P# PRME M#STER% t t&e time t&o+g&t gi.en
t&e en.ironmenta' damage inc+rred and s+ered by t&e peop'e o( 4estern Pro.ince$
t&o+g&t t&at t&ese s&ares )o+'d be a good idea to assign t&em to t&e peop'e o(
4estern Pro.ince
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'o+d and c'ear bac +p t&e pipe'ine
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state o)ned enterprise and a sad &istory in Pap+a #e) +inea )e no)
E.eryt&ings open to$ open to ab+se so its a gate)ay to ab+se$ abso'+te'y s+re
abo+t t&at
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TO#Y !!OTT$ PRME M#STER% ood to see yo+ T&an yo+ (or seeing
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PETER O#E
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