Malum Nalu: Tony Abbott visits PNG

Malum Nalu: Tony Abbott visits PNG: ABC Prime Minister Tony Abbott has flown to Indonesia to attend tomorrow's presidential inauguration of Joko Widodo in Jakarta. On ...

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