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More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military
More Papua New Guinea citizens have been given a green light to join the Austral...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 21 Oct 2026
Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG
Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome L...
George Clarke (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
Aussie approach touted to fix PNG teacher crisis
Papua New Guinea should look to Australia's approach to help it solve a looming...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 19 Oct 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 Na...
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...
Melissa Woods (AAP) 9 Oct 2026
Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Australia will spend $3 million to buffer Pacific nations against the devastating effects of climate change as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on more nations to help the region.

Why sons of PNG legends were forced to skip World Cup

A hamstring injury has denied Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai the chance to play for Papua New Guinea at the Rugby League World Cup. Bai, the son of Kumuls legend Marcus, is one of the major absences fr...

Fifita leads Australia to 11-try rout in PM's XIII game

A rag-tag Australian side has outclassed Papua New Guinea 60-10 in the annual Prime Minister's XIII clash in Port Moresby. The Australians scored 11 tries and exposed the PNG side's defensive frailti...

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Dave Lyall (AAP) Oct 5, 2026
Bougainville residents rescued after more than two months lost at sea

Three Bougainville residents have been rescued after spending 70 days lost at sea amid a horror couple of months in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 30, 2026
Climate change legal precedents begin to unravel Pacific culture's emerging rights

Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific practices, eroding Indigenous cultural connections and severing their relationships with ancestral lands and oceans accordi...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 28, 2026
Chinese miner pays exorbitant price to take control of PNG mines

A Chinese state-backed company has spent more than $A1 billion to acquire the mines and port facilities on three of Papua New Guinea's islands.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 22, 2026
Bougainville President calls out 'terroristic acts of violence' at mine site

The Bougainville government has condemned an arson attack at a property of a foreign mining company, which the autonomous region's president appointed to reopen a dormant mine.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 17, 2026
Papua New Guinea Language Week: A journey from Port Moresby to Auckland

Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's lifelong connection to learning, Pacific cultures and community service began in Papua New Guinea. As Aotearoa celebrates Papua New Guinea Pidgin (Tok Pisin) Language Wee...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 9, 2026
Santos to increase stake in huge $20b PNG gas project

Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer will pay hundreds of millions to increase its stake in a long-delayed $19.5 billion gas project in Papua New Guinea. Santos is buying the additional 3.

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Derek Rose (AAP) Sep 9, 2026
PNG parliament delays vote for Bougainville independence

Members of Papua New Guinea's parliament have delayed the Prime Minister's Sunday voting deadline on Bougainville's independence. On the brink of statehood, the verdict on the autonomous region's futu...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Organised Crime and Corruption inquiry finds Bougainville's president accepted gift before signing mine deal

A probe into Bougainville's President has found Ishmael Toroama accepted an offer from an Indian company to cover the cost of his wife's life-saving kidney surgery before signing a lucrative mining de...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
PNG to consider Bougainville's bid for independence

Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville has moved a step closer ‌to possible independence as the Pacific nation's parliament prepared ‌to consider the results of a non-binding r...

Papua New Guineans to start serving in Aussie defence

Papua New Guineans will begin serving in Australia's defence force over the next year, with recruitment ramped up to "thousands" over the next decade.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 17, 2026
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