Is Bougainville on the brink of freedom? | The Pacific | ABC News
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It’s possible the world's newest country could be right here in the Pacific. Papua New Guinea’s autonomous region of Bougainville has been pushing for independence for decades. Now the nation's parliament is the closest it's ever come to supporting Bougainville's path to full independence. ‘The Pacific’ is hosted by Johnson Raela and Alice Lolohea. #ABCThePacific 📺 Watch The Pacific on ABC Australia or on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABCPacific Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcpacific/ For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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