The Latest Breaking News from Bougainville

Senior Australian ministers are visiting three Pacific island nations as Canberra works to boost defence partnerships and shut China out of regional policing.

There is so much money sloshing around these days in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, the stores are running short of goods and some locals are partying until dawn.

Dr Gianluca Grimalda told by Kiel Institute for World Economy he must be at his desk on Monday after finishing fieldwork

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

President Ishmael Toroama says Richard Marles's remarks after a visit to Papua New Guinea represent a change to Australia's neutral position.

Autonomous Bougainville government president accuses Australia of destabilising its right to self-determination

Communities around Rio Tinto's shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to unstable mine instrastructure, an interim report commissioned by the mining company said on Monday.

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

Local government hopes reopening of mine – once world’s most profitable – will support bid for independence from Papua New Guinea