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Tribal fighting has long been a persistent and devastating part of life in the PNG highlands – but the introduction of high-powered weapons, money and politics has taken things to a destructive new level. ABC presenter Hilda Wayne visited the highlands to speak to those affected.
From the 1860s until 1901, trading ships took Pacific islanders to work on plantations - many kidnapped or tricked, now some of those families are being reunited.
Descendants of Australia's South Sea Islander community are reclaiming their identity, learning the stories of their ancestors and re-connecting with extended family via social media.