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Dominic Giannini

PM to work with PNG following hostage release

Archaeologist Bryce Barker and three others were held hostage in a remote part of Papua New Guinea. Photo: AAP

The government will continue to work closely with Papua New Guinea after the release of an Australian professor held hostage was secured, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

The PNG government paid a small ransom to armed criminals who took New Zealand national and Australian professor Bryce Barker, hostage, alongside three others.

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