The seizure of equipment and costumes from a visiting West Papuan dance troupe is entirely justified and necessary for Australia to maintain its quarantine standards. Minister for Agriculture ...

The sajojo dance prioritizes the movement of the feet and hands, typically swaying with the body. Hands move and feet stomp in an alternating rhythm. It’s the traditional dance of Papua, the largest ...

It triggered an uproar. Indonesia withdrew its ambassador, there was a bitter war of cartoonists, including The Australian’s Bill Leak drawing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as a dog mounting a ...

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