West Papua: Singing Songs And Flying Stars On Princes Bridge, Melbourne

West Papua: Singing Songs And Flying Stars On Princes Bridge, Melbourne   A commemoration of this day six years ago, when forty-three West Papuans beached their traditional canoe at Mappoon in far north Queensland and asked for political asylum.   The maritime odyssey of forty-three West Papuans was unique: from Jayapura in the north of West Papua to Sorong in the west to Meruake in the south, then across the treacherous Arafura Sea. Australian Customs torched their beautifully...

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