How Carolyn was smuggled from Wewak

PNG's welfare does not rest on elites

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How Carolyn was smuggled from Wewak

16 September 2024

SARAH KANOWSKI
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation

BRISBANE - It was when Carolyn Blacklock's passport was confiscated at Port Moresby International Airport that she realised how much trouble she was in.

Carolyn, who headed up the national power company in Papua New Guinea, had faced charges of corruption after a change in government.

Despite a court clearing her of all wrongdoing, she was detained in PNG.

So Carolyn set about getting herself out of PNG and back to Australia.

What ensued was a nine-day journey travelling by helicopter, in the boot of a four-wheel drive, in a tiny dinghy and on foot.

While Carolyn got herself out of PNG, she desperately misses the country she called home for more than 10 years.

Link here to read Sarah’s complete article

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