Betelnut Bisnis

Clip 1: Politics in PNG

1 min 48 sec

Taken from the documentary Betelnut Bisnis (2004)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be M

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Curator’s clip description

Several New Guineans express dismay at the corruption of local politics. One person says things were better under Australian colonial rule.

Curator’s notes

Betelnut Bisnis uses voxpop’s to good effect – comments from the street given informally that can reflect the mood of the people.

Damien Parer, curator

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