Name: Australia announces aid boost for PNG landslide recovery and internal security
Uploaded: 2024-06-20T03:34:12-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Government announced Thursday it will provide a further two million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to support reconstruction efforts in the region of last month’s major landslide in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior. The support comes as PNG continues to grapple with the aftermath of the disaster in the remote […]

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Australia announces aid boost for PNG landslide recovery and internal security

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Government announced Thursday it will provide a further two million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to support reconstruction efforts in the region of last month’s major landslide in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior. The support comes as PNG continues to grapple with the aftermath of the disaster in the remote […]

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