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Stilt-village kid aims to upstage Luai on PNG arrival
When Papua New Guinea face Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, a five-eighth wi...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair
It's a hazy, sticky afternoon in downtown Port Moresby as a group of teenage boy...
HPV vaccine rollout in PNG sparks misinformation online
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAfrican countries are removing an HPV vaccine currently being te...
Kate Atkinson (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
Meet the mastermind behind Chiefs' NRL talent factory
As chief executive of the PNG Chiefs, Lorna McPherson would love to see her side...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
Is this the face of the first homegrown PNG Chief?
If everything works out the way Morea Morea wants it to, he will become the firs...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
'People love him': Luai out to defy critics on PNG soil

Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has little doubt Papua New Guinea will see the real Jarome Luai, as the heavily-criticised five-eighth prepares to play in the country he will call home, following the most di...

How Chiefs target healed family feud after Storm snub

Marcus Bai has explained how he and son Cooper moved past the rift that fractured their family, as the Gold Coast forward edges closer to signing a deal with the PNG Chiefs.

Rising star arrives in PNG, set to join expansion club

Cooper Bai is shaping as the next recruitment coup for PNG's NRL side after the Gold Coast forward jetted into Port Moresby. The Titans said they had given Bai permission to negotiate with other club...

'Toughest man alive' leads PNG towards World Cup dream

When injured Papua New Guinea international Cooper Bai was asked which current Kumul would have the biggest influence on the World Cup the answer was on the tip of his tongue."That's easy ...

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 21, 2026
More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military

More Papua New Guinea citizens have been given a green light to join the Australian military as part of strengthening ties between the two countries.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Oct 21, 2026
Veteran Martin leads from front in final PNG campaign

Playing his farewell World Cup campaign for Papua New Guinea, Rhyse Martin has helped steer the Kumuls to a gritty 42-18 win over Lebanon. Martin scored a try and didn't miss with the boot in seven co...

Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG

Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome Luai and Brian To'o prepare to play in Port Moresby for the first time since signing with the PNG Chiefs.

Aussie approach touted to fix PNG teacher crisis

Papua New Guinea should look to Australia's approach to help it solve a looming shortage of its teaching workforce. A report from the Lowy Institute, released on Monday, said Australia's closest neigh...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Oct 19, 2026
'Working continuously to address such allegations' - Indonesia defends its human rights monitoring in West Papua

The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2026
The PNG Chiefs must do more to support women facing a domestic violence crisis

In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...

'I will look at it': Bai ready for PNG Chiefs approach

Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai is open to an offer from PNG Chiefs if they come knocking as he explains why he signed a sponsorship deal with the same food company as Jarome Luai.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 14, 2026
Battle for use of Chiefs NRL team name headed for court

The battle for the NRL's Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) filing proceedings in the NZ High Court.

Matildas coach backs Fowler's absence from friendlies

Coach Joe Montemurro says the Matildas support Mary Fowler's decision to miss upcoming friendlies for personal circumstances and is adamant they have the creative players available to cover her.

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