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Sir Michael Somare
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Sir Michael died in the early hours of this morning in Port Moresby after being diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer and admitted to hospital a week ago.
The Grand Chief, as Sir Michael was known, served as prime minister in four separate stints over a period of seventeen years.
As Chief Minister of the former Australian territory, Sir Michael helped usher PNG to independence in 1975, becoming its first prime minister later that year.
He retired from parliament in 2017 after over five decades in politics.
His daughter Betha Somare released a statement confirming his death. Sir Michael was a loyal husband to our mother and great father first to her children, then grandchildren and great granddaughter.
Its caucus discipline is still shot and Judith Collins clearly has no control over her MPs.
The latest piece of evidence is Simon Bridges attacking Police Commissioner Andy Coster by describing him as being “wokester” and saying he is soft on crime.
Bridges’ portfolios are Justice, Pike River reentry, water and Maori Crown relations. Simeon Brown has the responsibility for Police.
So it is pretty surprising that he is delving into personal attacks on the country’s top police officer.
National Party MP Simon Bridges has taken aim at “wokester” police Commissioner Andy Coster, claiming he is more concerned with being nice than “actually catching criminals”.
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