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Doing it for Ukuni
By John Russell Storey
On the wall of the Apo Angra Kange Co-operative (AAK) offices in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, is an article about how a family has finally been able to send their young son to school. In the article, a photo shows a young boy, Ukuni, smiling shyly. It’s a picture that Brian Kuglame, Project Co-Ordinator at AAK Co-op, refers to frequently when he’s talking about the co-op and what its aims are.
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Cup of truth
For a small structure standing nine centimeters tall and typically holding eight ounces of liquid, the average paper coffee cup has done a great job of hitting news headlines for all the wrong reasons.
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NZSCA on the battle of the artists
By Jessica MacDonald, the NZSCA Community and Events Coordinator.
The NZSCA has enjoyed a jam-packed events calendar in the first half of 2017.
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Introducing the #ascatop12
By Brent Williams, the President of the Australian Specialty Coffee Association
It’s been a few months now since we wrapped up the 2017 ASCA Australian Coffee Championships. I think it’s taken that long to come down from the rush of what we consider our most successful national competition to date.
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MICE2017 wrap
Melbourne awoke on 30 March with that feeling of excitement and anticipation, much like diehard footy fans on the eve of the AFL Grand Final, or children the night before Christmas.
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A French twist on tea
By Adeline Teoh
Although the word café is native to France, one might be surprised at how difficult it is to find a good cup of specialty coffee. Some say that the coffee culture is so strong it will take years before the French accept any change.
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Yama Jinwoo Kim – 2017 ASCA Australian Cup Tasters Champion
Yama Jinwoo Kim of Kingswood Coffee in Sydney showed that accuracy and speed are key elements to winning the fast-pace competition, scoring 8/8 coffees correctly in a time of one minute and 41 seconds in the finals of the ASCA Cup Tasters Championship.
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Aaron Dongsu Shin – 2017 ASCA Australian Latte Art Champion
Aaron Dongsu Shin of Short Black Café won his first national title in front of hundreds of fans at MICE.
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Ona Coffee’s Hugh Kelly – 2017 ASCA Australian Barista Champ
Hugh Kelly of Ona Coffee has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Australian Barista Championship for the second year in a row.
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