Sanap Wantaim, Melbourne, 2002: two-day ceremony for West Papua

On 9 November 2002 in a quiet Aboriginal space on the banks of the Maribyrnong River a pig was ritually sacrificed by modern Melanesian chiefs on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. The next day, a Catholic

Jacob & the Cassowary, Bard’s Apothecary, 22 April 2026

At an Irish bar in Melbourne on 22 April 2026, Dr Olivia Ball from the Melbourne City Council launched the exhibition of paintings in Jacob and the Cassowary, the fatidic short story about the West Papuans David-and-Goliath struggle against the

West Papua Open Day, 15 March 2026, Jacob and the Cassowary

SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026 1pm Papuan Lunch ($10 donation). 2pm Babuan Mirino, President, West Papua Women’s Office, Acknowledgement of Country 2.10 Ms Amanda Stone, launching Jacob and the Cassowary, the fatidic story from West Papua 2.20 Dr Jacob Rumbiak, Minister

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