i& #39;ve felt unsettled since reading that guardian piece re Nonga hospital & covid-19; not bc of realities of #PNG & #39;s fractured health system that Aus reader pop should be well aware of by now (cue roll call their NGOs, png-aus partnership projects) but the way https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇬" title="Flag of Papua New Guinea" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Papua New Guinea">ns have been cast.

as PNGns or those who have those who have a strong/ long connection or interest w/ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇬" title="Flag of Papua New Guinea" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Papua New Guinea"> and wish to write about the nation& #39;s issues, i think we have a responsibility to persist with framing PNGns as individuals capable of acting with self initiative & less of helplessness eg #MWTE

at this point i& #39;m going to give a shout out to @drcbond @amymcquire & colleagues for their ace discussion that I& #39;ve just listened to (will put link at end), educated by & has given me a lot to draw from to my obs & thinking of Aus media representation of PNG, esp people.

my feelings about the guardian piece can be summed up by borrowing @drcbond & #39;s comments : a refusal to see us, need detach from the discourse of vulnerability and move towards capability, and this article being another act of confusing reader (Aus pop) about our identity.