Inspired by the books of Jack Hides, Ivan Champion and J.K. McCarthy, Philip Fitzpatrick went to Papua New Guinea as a Cadet Patrol Officer in 1967. He left in 1973, on the eve of Self-Government, with mixed feelings about Australia's contribution to Papua New Guinea's future.

Philip has spent many years working as a cultural heritage researcher among Aboriginal people. Since 1997, he has made regular trips back to Papua New Guinea and undertaken work in the oil and gas exploration industry.

Author's Pandanus publications