PNG has the world’s second-worst crime rate. But a ‘suit of armour’ eases the NRL’s fears

In the decade former rugby league player Dave Maiden has been travelling to Papua New Guinea – the Australian neighbour where the federal government warns tourists to “exercise caution” when visiting – he remembers only one incident when he was nervous about his safety.

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