Bob Hawke is made a, aaargh, PNG chief
04 May 2009
As
if he needed the ego boost, Bob Hawke has been made a Chief of the Grand
Companion of the Order of Logohu.
The
award was for his services to the development of Papua New Guinea before and
since Independence through his involvement in the establishment of the trade
union movement, fighting for wage justice for PNG workers and later as
Australian Prime Minister, when he presided over a period of great harmony in
Australia-PNG relations.
Mr
Hawke joins an elite group of international statesmen – including Bill Clinton,
Gough Whitlam and Andrew Peacock - who have been recognised with PNG’s highest
award since the inception of the Order of Logohu in 2005.
I am still trying to come to terms as to why the official trip of Sir Michael Somare did not get any much attention from the Australian media?
Apart from your biased coverage here, I did not see, hear or read this in any major media outlet in Australia.
PNG should not be a another little Pacific island country under the wings of Australia. Our leaders must stand up to be true leaders: speak out loud and clear.
Somare got the spotlight for the wrong reasons a few years ago. Checking shoes in Brisbane!
PNG should stand up as a super power in the Pacific and stop acting like a little nobody.
Posted by: Michael Yapis | 04 May 2009 at 09:23 PM