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Matildas coach backs Fowler's absence from friendlies
Coach Joe Montemurro says the Matildas support Mary Fowler's decision to miss up...
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 f...
George Clarke (AAP) 7 Oct 2026
Matildas star out of important friendlies
Matildas star Mary Fowler has been ruled out of upcoming friendly matches agains...
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 Pr...
Dave Lyall (AAP) 5 Oct 2026
Malind-Anim Indigenous people lose West Papuan forest court battle under Indonesian law
A court has rejected the Malind-Anim Indigenous community's legal challenge to p...
Andrew Mathieson 24 Sep 2026
Amnesty International demands an end to killings in West Papua

Amnesty International is appealing tor all armed organisations to lay down their guns and stop the killing of West Papuan civilians in the occupied Indigenous territory.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 21, 2026
Latest figures on West Papuan deaths tell a grim story

Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has counted 109 people have officially been killed or seriously injured in violence from the ongoing armed conflict across the West Papua territory in t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 18, 2026
Johnston gracious but 'no thanks' to Jenkins idea

Alex Johnston may have smashed Ken Irvine's long-standing tries record this year, but the South Sydney winger doesn't want any awards named after him - yet.

West Papua National Liberation Army soldiers killed in gunfire with Indonesian forces

Note: This report includes an image some readers may find distressing. Indonesian forces have killed four West Papuan independence fighters inside the most volatile area of the disputed Indigenous ter...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 9, 2026
West Papua National Committee stands against Indonesia's registration of internally-displaced Papuans

A proposal from the Indonesian government to conduct a new registration of internally-displaced Papuans across their conflict-affected territory has been condemned by the West Papua National Committee...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 27, 2026
West Papuan demonstrations met with violent response from Indonesian police

Police have been accused of instigating violent clashes with anguished West Papuan demonstrators over marking a dark day of their homeland's incorporation into Indonesian sovereignty.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 19, 2026
Indonesian security forces hunt for West Papuan militants who killed workers accused of spying for Jakarta

Indonesia's security forces have launched an operation to pursue a splinter group of independence fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army that killed road construction workers in the ter...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 10, 2026
Separatists claim responsibility for killing Papuans accused of acting on behalf of Indonesian forces

West Papuan independence separatists killed three Indigenous Papuans depicted in an execution-style video that has gone viral on social media across the occupied territory as a warning to "traitors" t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 6, 2026
Titans won't let 'vultures' get to Bai early

Gold Coast are confident they can keep Papua New Guinea international Cooper Bai long-term and have no intention of giving "the vultures" a leg up.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 24, 2026
Souths set Latrell's timeline as absence rolls on

Wayne Bennett has laid out a new timeline on when Latrell Mitchell should return for South Sydney, as one of the NRL's highest-profile stars faces the prospect of missing half of the Rabbitohs' season...

Claims Indonesian humanitarian service supported military operations in West Papua

A humanitarian air service has been accused of transporting Indonesian military personnel and ammunition for an armed operation in the West Papua territory.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 13, 2026
Indonesian human rights commission demands review of military operations over West Papuan deaths

Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has called on the country's President, Prabowo Subianto, to conduct a review of security operations for possible new rules of engagement for military an...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 6, 2026
'Why I stayed': Titans gun credits skipper for big call

Gold Coast's most promising forward Cooper Bai has credited the ethos and leadership of club co-captain Tino Fa'asuamalaeaui for his decision to re-sign.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jun 17, 2026
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