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VOL 1, N0 11 AUGUST 2017 Pawpaw’s footprint in the City GRAFFITI IN ABSTRACT University studies were not enough to satisfy a Filipino student’s hunger for expression. He chose graffiti, the street art he learned from boyhood in his native Davao, in the Philippines. Today he joins local artists around Canberra spraying colourful murals across the city. FULL STORY ON p3 n FULL STORY ON p3 Manila now a ‘travel-risk hub’ QANTAS PUTS BAN ON DUTY-FREE LIQUID PURCHASES QANTAS Airlines has classified Manila, the Philippines, as a risk air-travel hub, the same as with in- bound flights from Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia. A News Ltd report said Manila was “on the highest security level of cau- tion for the airline”. This followed a brief by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) which read: “Terror- ist attacks, including bombings, are possible anytime, anywhere in the Philippines, including in Manila. “We continue to receive information that indicates that terrorists may be planning attacks in the Philippines, with the southern Philippines particu- larly Mindanao most at risk.” Signs have been placed at Manila International Airport advising that Qantas and connecting flights to the US on United Airlines had banned duty free liquid purchases. Qantas has denied, however, that it was banning alcohol, perfumes and other liquids bought at airport duty- free shops in Manila following the News Corp report. The airline also confirmed it was doing its own bag searches and beef- ing up security. over concerns about Islamic State militants. Qantas said there was no change to the standard in-bound restrictions en- forced by the Australian government that ban liquids, gels and aerosols over 100 millilitres. n