Marian Faa

@marianfaa

ABC Papua New Guinea correspondent🌴🌺 Views are mine, but you’re welcome to share them. DMs open. ♻️ and ❤️ are not endorsements.

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · Jul 1

Aus & NZ bosses at the helm of PNG's first anti-corruption agency suspended after accusing each other of criminal offences. tinyurl.com/37yd54n4

marianfaa's tweet card. When PNG's anti-corruption watchdog was established two years ago, there were high hopes it would mark a turning point but now the Australian and New Zealand bosses have been suspended.

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Prianka Srinivasan@iamprianka · Jun 29

For the past year, I've investigated the exotic pet trade, finding out how animals from remote Pacific forests end up all around the world. Check out my latest for @abcnews and @ABCPacific . Special thanks to @thewalkleys for supporting this reporting. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic · Jun 25

For those following subject closely. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy speaking with my colleague @marianfaa on China's security ambitions. Also a thinly veiled swipe (apologies for cliché) at Beijing (and others) on illegal fishing: "stealing food out of the mouths of Pacific people"

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · May 4

"Walls are broken. The toilets are not working well ... there's no soap in the soap dispensers, no paper towels, so we dry our hands on our trousers." One of PNG's most respected doctors paints a picture of the country's main maternity ward: shorturl.at/6rcYR

marianfaa's tweet card. One of PNG's most respected and longstanding doctors says thousands of women have been treated on the floor of the country's main hospital due to a lack of beds and maternity spaces, with capacity...

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · May 4

But he wasn’t as quick as PNG Prime Minister James Marape who - according to Anthony Albanese - made the first congratulatory phone call at around ***7.45pm last night*** which is, ah, very very early indeed

SStephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic · May 3

Getting in early

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · Apr 16

In a rare diplomatic move, PNG's Foreign Minister weighs in on the Australian federal election, saying he personally hopes Labor wins. New from me: tinyurl.com/432su2ep

marianfaa's tweet card. Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he personally hopes Labor wins the Australian election, stating the incumbent government had done "a tremendous job" of rebuilding relationships in the...

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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic · Apr 15

Breaking: Defence Minister Richard Marles says he's spoken with his Indonesian counterpart who has assured him that Russian aircraft will NOT operate from Papua

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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic · Apr 15

Trump contemplating deep cuts to State + closing 30 missions including "several" Pacific embassies. No final decision, Rubio might defend turf, Congress might ignore. Would be madness to shutter embassies *just opened* in Honiara, Nuku'alofa, Port Vila etc politico.com/news/2025/04/1…

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · Apr 10

If you've ever applied for a visa in PNG, you'll know it can take months to be approved. Could artificial intelligence change that? youtube.com/watch?v=-neKXo…

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · Apr 1

'We were not expecting this.' The unexpected gift from Pope Francis to PNG just over a week after he was discharged from hospital: tinyurl.com/4544rbjd

marianfaa's tweet card. Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter ToRot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital.

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Marian Faa@marianfaa · Mar 31

Huge news for PNG! Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of Tolai catechist, Peter To Rot, meaning he will become PNG's first saint. It follows the Pope’s visit to PNG last year. Peter To Rot was born in 1912 and was killed in a Japanese prison in PNG in WW2.

marianfaa's tweet image. Huge news for PNG! Pope Francis has approved the canonisation of Tolai catechist, Peter To Rot, meaning he will become PNG's first saint. It follows the Pope’s visit to PNG last year. Peter To Rot was born in 1912 and was killed in a Japanese prison in PNG in WW2.

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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic · Mar 30

Dutton says co-hosting COP31 with the Pacific would be "madness" while Australians are struggling with cost of living. The OL also says it would cost "tens of billions" to host COP, which isn't accurate: experts say price tag would be in the millions abc.net.au/news/2025-03-3…

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