By Sam Koim , Grant Walton and Ashlee Betteridge on December 19, 2014 The head of Papua New Guinea’s anti-corruption coordinating body, Taskforce Sweep, Sam Koim, was recently in Canberra to present the challenges of fighting corruption in Papua New Guinea. You can read an edited version of his speech here and listen to the podcast here . In between appointments Koim was interviewed about his work, politics and corruption in PNG. Perhaps the most alarming news about Taskforce Sweep is just how close it is to ceasing operations. After the Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, ordered Taskforce Sweep be shut down earlier this year, the National Court placed a permanent stay order on this decision. We asked how the Taskforce was faring in light of this decision. Koim replied that the court order allowed them to continue to operate, but they are in a perilous position. He said that: The government hasn’t given us a single Toea [the country’s smallest unit of currency] this y