Detail of Simon Gende’s painting No 1 Kiap blong Australia Mr Jim Taylor I brukim bush long Highlands Papua Niugini (The first Australian Officer, Mr Jim Taylor, in an exploratory mission in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea) 1999​; Purchased 1999. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant.
Ask most Australians for an image of Papua New Guinea and it is likely to be a Manus Island detention facility or a Bougainville copper mine.
