29-06-2025
Bougainvillians went to war to shut down the Panguna mine. Why do some want it reopened?
Bougainville wants to make its independence from Papua New Guinea a reality by September 2027. But achieving that independence most likely means reopening the island's Panguna copper and gold mine that, a generation ago, sparked a brutal civil war. Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty explains that while many in Bougainville consider independence inevitable, the island's bloody revolution casts a long shadow
