Bøger af Philip Fitzpatrick

For most Australians Papua New Guinea is a mysterious place somewhere north of Cape York and roughly between Bali in Indonesia and the resorts in Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the South Pacific. As a place it sits at the bottom of their consciousness. Papua New Guineans, on the other hand, know a lot about Australia. Many of their goods and media come from there and the big companies exploiting their resources are often Australian. There are, however, a small band of Australians who worked or served in Papua New Guinea before independence in 1975. For these people it sits permanently and warmly in their memory and consciousness. For them and for many Papua New Guineans it is an enduring mystery why the two nations, so physically close together and with a shared history, don't have a much stronger relationship. That relationship is the focus of this short history. It details the attempts by some of those Australians and Papua New Guineans to broaden and expand the relationship. It is still a work in progress but the story of PNG Attitude and the Crocodile Prize points to what is possible when the right people get together to make things happen.

The Crocodile Prize is the annual Papua New Guinea literary competition. The competition categories include short stories, poetry, essays and journalism, heritage writing and writing for children. This anthology is a collection of the best entries from the 2014 competition.

The Crocodile Prize is the annual Papua New Guinea literature awards. The awards are presented on Independence Day on September 16 each year. The best entries are published in an annual anthology.

The Crocodile Prize is an annual literary competition open to all citizens of Papua New Guinea. The prize is named after the first novel published by a Papua New Guinean writer, Vincent Eri in 1970. The winners are announced during Independence Week in September each year. The best entries are also published in an annual anthology.

The Crocodile Prize is an annual literary competition held in Papua New Guinea. The winning entries, along with other outstanding writing for the year are published in an anthology. This is the 2013 anthology.

The Crocodile Prize is Papua New Guinea's National Literary Competition. It was inaugurated in 2011 and is held every year. The organisation and management of the prize this year has been moved wholly into Papua New Guinean hands. Information about the prize can be seen on the Crocodile Prize website at ttps: //crocodileprize.com

First came the kiaps - the patrol officers - they explored the country, established the outposts and introduced the rule of law. The work was often dangerous and the conditions were primitive and the young men attracted to it tended to "walk to the beat of a different drummer". With dogged perseverance, dedication and a studied understatement they helped bring the emerging nation of Papua New Guinea to independence. Bamahuta recreates the years leading up to independence through the eyes of a young kiap. Philip Fitzpatrick went to Papua New Guinea in 1967 as a Cadet Patrol Officer and left in 1973. This is a book about Australia's role as a colonial power in Papua New Guinea. Bamahuta means "goodbye" in Motu, the Papuan trade language. It is a poignant farewell made by the many Australians who served there.

Over 80% of Papua New Guineans live outside the main cities and towns and lead lives as subsistence gardeners and hunters. When expatriates come to work in the country they usually come from industrialized western societies with a completely different cultural background. This can cause innumerable problems for both the workers and their employees. When they work in rural areas they do so alongside people who may not understand western ways. This book is a short guide which suggests ways to ameliorate the consequences of two different cultural traditions coming together.