Defence ministers meet in PNG, and some scaled-back Christmas decor
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Wednesday, 3 December: Defence ministers meet in PNG; The US boat strikes are questioned; A final vote on Tassie's AFL stadium; And some scaled-back Christmas decorations...
Here's a map of the West Papua province.
You can see this year's White House Christmas decorations here (and look back on some of the unusual and spooky ones from years past...).
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