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How Chiefs target healed family feud after Storm snub
Marcus Bai has explained how he and son Cooper moved past the rift that fracture...
George Clarke (AAP) 22 Oct 2026
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...
'Historic moment': PNG Chiefs unveil logo ahead of NRL entry
Papua New Guinea and rugby league fans have their first glimpse of what the Chie...
Jarred Cross 21 Oct 2026
'Toughest man alive' leads PNG towards World Cup dream
When injured Papua New Guinea international Cooper Bai was asked which current K...
Joel Gould (AAP) 21 Oct 2026
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
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.

Judge sides with NRL over NZ Rugby on Chiefs name

New Zealand's High Court has knocked back an application for an interim injunction on the PNG Chiefs NRL franchise using its name in the country.

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
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.

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
Luai to be face of Pepsi while Coke sponsors the Chiefs

Jarome Luai will retain his status as the face of Pepsi in Papua New Guinea, while wearing Coca-Cola's logo on field as they become one of the Chiefs' new major sponsors.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) 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
UN weather agency warns El NiƱo to impact Pacific forecast for the next six months

The World Meteorological Organisation has predicted intensifying El NiƱo climate conditions will bring exceptionally warmer tropical weather to the Pacific Ocean than is usual over the coming m...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 12, 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.

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