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Bougainville president alleges PNG breached landmark agreement on long-serving path towards independence
Bougainville's government has accused Papua New Guinea's leaders of breaching a...
Andrew Mathieson 18 Jun 2026
PNG parliament sets bar high for Bougainville's climb towards independence
Main points:- The PNG parliamentary vote to grant Bougainville its sovereignty w...
Andrew Mathieson 12 Jun 2026
Bougainville landowners demand mining companies halt reopening of copper pit
Traditional landowners are fighting back against plans to reopen an existing Bou...
Andrew Mathieson 5 May 2026
Bougainville government turns down Chinese offer for Panguna mine
The latest authoritative government policy on Bougainville's richest commodity i...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jan 2026
Leaders establish guidelines for peaceful transition towards Bougainville's independence
Papua New Guinea appears set to grant Bougainville independence by June next yea...
Andrew Mathieson 8 Dec 2025
Bougainville community leaders call for seat at remediation table

Bougainville community leaders have called for representation in discussions over the potential remediation of Rio Tinto's former Panguna mine, which began in Port Moresby last week.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 11, 2025
Bougainville president calls for calm amid ongoing violence

Bougainville president Ishmael Toroama has been forced to issue a strong condemnation of gun-related violence in the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, warning lawlessness will not be tolerated an...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 27, 2025
PNG separatist region's push for independence

Papua New Guinea's copper and gold-rich autonomous region of Bougainville plans to stick to declaring independence in 2027. But eight years after the non-binding vote to secede from the PNG state on a...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 18, 2024
Papua New Guinea's Nuguria Islands are sinking

Nuguria Islands, also known as the Abgarris or Fead Islands, are a Polynesian outlier and islands of Papua New Guinea. They are located nearly 150 kilometres from the northern end of Buka Island, in t...

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