Shawn Liew

🇦🇺 in 🇵🇬 | Development, Diplomacy & Ted Lasso | “Believe.”| Personal account, own views, usual disclaimers etc.

[ABC News @abcnews]

The family of the kidnapped New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens thanked all those involved in his liberation, including the New Zealand authorities and Indonesian rebels. https://t.co/IYvZy2IIZ9

[ABC Pacific @ABCPacific]

Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister has stepped aside after coming under fire over comments regarding his daughter’s TikTok post.

Justin Tkatchenko faced widespread calls to resign after he called critics of his daughter’s video "primitive animals" and "useless individuals".

[Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea @AusHCPNG]

Today, we gathered in Bomana War Cemetery to reflect, honour and remember our servicemen & servicewomen, their loyalty, selflessness and courage. We also remember the Papuans and New Guineans who cared for our soldiers and fought alongside them. #LestWeForget #AnzacDay2023

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

Hon Jason Peter, Minister for Community Devp, Religion & Youth, and MP Huon-Gulf, speaking from the ❤️ abt his story and the opportunities afforded to him by his mother’s hard work in the informal economy. A story that resonates with many women and men here today.

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

Excited to meet #pawameri from markets across #PNG at the National Markets Convention in #POM: “Building back better markets - the frontier of PNG’s economic recovery”.
Impt as > 70% of PNG rely on markets & informal sector.

@unwomenPNG
#PNGAusPartnership
@jica_direct_en

[British Embassy Washington @UKinUSA]

We made a Fourth of July playlist... 🇬🇧💔🇺🇸

[Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea @AusHCPNG]

This #IWD2022 Australia stands with Papua New Guinea in support of gender equality and the rights of women and girls.

[UN Women Papua New Guinea @unwomenPNG]

The United Nations in PNG condemns all forms of violence & calls for the immediate prosecution of those responsible for the recent sorcery accusation-related violence in the Southern Highlands Province
https://t.co/r7HUyKMyN1
@UNinPNG @thembakalua @AusHCPNG @UNDPinPNG @FemiliPNG

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

Congratulations @NASAWebb 🥳 An amazing gift for humanity into the future, made possible by some of the best of humanity! Fair sailing on your journey to #UnfoldTheUniverse

[NASA @NASA]

✅ Milestone achieved. @NASAWebb is safely in space, powered on, and communicating with ground controllers.

The space telescope is now on its way to #UnfoldTheUniverse at its final destination one million miles (1.5 million km) away from Earth.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"In Gurnah’s novels, migration is not a single act. It is an ongoing process with individuals constantly caught between worlds, bearing the scars of former degradation and continuing secrets."

Read more about 2021 literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah:
https://t.co/PzXkaO6Pya

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

Well worth a visit to see some truly talented #PNG artists and beautiful artwork.

[Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea @AusHCPNG]

Papua New Guinea artists have suffered the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was great to see that their talent and inspiration has not waned at the first 🇵🇬 contemporary art exhibition hosted by the National Cultural Commission at APEC house this weekend.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Colin Powell has died at 84 of Covid-19. He was fully vaccinated, his family said.

In four decades of public life, he served in top national security roles and helped pave the way for the war in Iraq.
https://t.co/RdMQfkUaS3

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

🇦🇺&🇵🇬 share a long military history. Some of the hardest fought battles of WWII were in 🇵🇬. Of those laid to rest in Port Moresby’s Bomana War Cemetery, the youngest were only 16. Grateful for the opportunity to hear some of their stories this morning.

[Shawn Liew @MissShawnEl]

Welp. That was an emotional ride.

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

wow those four hours where NSW tried to unilaterally open Australia's international borders sure were exhilarating

[Grumpy_old_diver @doug_griffiths]

Rest in Peace Eddie Jaku. Today Australia and the World lost a treasure, and we will be poorer for his passing, but richer and wiser for lessons he taught and left us to ponder. #RestInPeace

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

It will be buried in the avalanche of news today but worth noting this: Australia and India have set themselves a deadline on long-delayed free trade negotiations. Both sides aiming for “early harvest” agreement this year and say they’ll strike a full deal by end of 2022

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

We live in a global village. As long as #COVID19 circulates somewhere, it’s still a threat everywhere. We can’t put out half a fire.

That’s why we need #VaccinEquity:
-Share doses
-Share know-how
-Share technology
-Waive intellectual property

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

how it started: how it’s going: