Kokoda is a town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea, and is the northern most point on the Kokoda Track.
The area was the scene of several battles between Allied (mainly Australian, with US air support) and Japanese forces during World War 2.
Following its defeat in the battle of The Coral Sea in May, [...]

Miranda Devine, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald is ruing the death of common sense in regard to protests against the kangaroo cull in Australia’s capital city, Canberra.
While families mourn the loss of loved ones following the earthquake in China, and the typhoon in Myanmar (Burma), protesters in Canberra mourn the so called ‘murder’ of [...]