As Papua New Guinea prepares for the 50th Anniversary of independence, Maholopa Laveil, economist at ANU's Crawford School of Public Policy, reflects on the economic boom and bust of an independent PNG. Journalist Surendra Phuyal on the latest from Kathmandu after a week of violence in the Nepalese capital. Author Jack Toohey on his manifesto for political, social, and cultural progress, challenging systems and re-imagining a just future. And on the Year That Made Me, Senior Protection Adviser for the UN’s ProCap organisation, Paul White, on the realities of living in Kabul, Afghanistan.