"Land Was the One Issue Raised Everywhere I Went" — Australian High Commissioner Matthew Duckworth
Matthew Duckworth assumed office as Australia’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka in the latter part of 2025. Within his first six months in the role, he visited the Northern Province twice — first during Thai Pongal in January and again in May — travelling through Jaffna, Mullaitivu and other parts of the North. In a wide-ranging interview with Jaffna Monitor, he reflected on Australia’s development engagement in the North and East, land return and the military presence, transitional justice, the
Aruliniyan Mahalingam
