PNG and Australia commemorate 70th anniversary of key battles | Pacific Beat

They will be part of the ceremonies to commemorate the fighting on the Kokoda Track and what are known as, the Beachhead battles.

The campaign was a long struggle that ended with the total defeat of the Japanese forces that invaded New Guinea during 1942.

Tim Bryson is the First Secretary to the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby and he spoke to John Papik about the commemorations.

Presenter:John Papik

Speaker: Tim Bryson, First Secretary to the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby