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Lachlan Lam guides PNG to big win over Cook Islands

Papua New Guinea half Lachlan Lam was at his brilliant best in a 46-10 Pacific Bowl win over Cook Islands in Port Moresby.

AAP

PNG threatens to send refugees back to Australia unless it keeps funding humanitarian program

Exclusive: Papua New Guinea official accuses Australia of abandoning 70 men but government maintains it has no responsibility for them

The Guardian - AU

Australia, PNG work to ink delayed defence pact

Defence Minister Richard Marles and Papua New Guinea counterpart Win Bakri Daki have discussed security partnerships as the pair work on a new security pact.

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De Belin named for PNG's end-of-year Tests

Jack de Belin has decided to play for Papua New Guinea in the end-of-season Pacific Championships, a year after shutting the door on representing the nation.

AAP

Australia says it has no duty to asylum seekers in PNG

Australia says Papua New Guinea is in charge of former Manus Island detainees who have been evicted from temporary accommodation.

AAP

Asylum seekers in PNG evicted from accommodation

Asylum seekers to Australia, formerly detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, are fearing evictions from hotel accommodation over unpaid bills.

AAP

PM's XIII splutter to win over Papua New Guinea

Australia's Prime Minister's XIII have ground their way to a 30-18 victory over Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.

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Festival offer for domestic PNG services in Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram

Festival offer for domestic PNG services in Alappuzha

The Hindu

Papua New Guinea to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem

PNG will join handful of nations operating from city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Al Jazeera

Australia settles with family of refugee Reza Barati, murdered on Manus Island in 2014

Exclusive: The government has reached a confidential settlement with Barati’s family, who say they ‘fought for justice for Reza’

The Guardian - AU

Why are world leaders racing to the Pacific Islands?

Not just the US and China; India, Indonesia and South Korea are scrambling for influence in a strategically vital region

Al Jazeera

PM of Papua New Guinea visits Indian warships on port call at Port Moresby

In a rare diplomatic gesture, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) James Marape visited the two Indian Naval ships that made a port call at Port Moresby and called for more such naval visits and increased defence cooperation. The two frontline warships under the Eastern Naval Command, INS…

The Hindu

Emmanuel Macron denounces ‘new imperialism’ in Pacific on historic visit to Vanuatu

French president warns of threat to sovereignty of ‘smallest’ states amid US-China power struggle

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers

Exclusive: Australian government is refusing to say how much it is giving Papua New Guinea under the agreement

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Dangerous digging, the biggest threat to piped gas network expansion in Bengaluru

Safer, cheaper and far more easier to use than LPG cylinders, Piped Natural Gas (PNG) should have spread its network far and wide across Bengaluru by now. But poor multi-agency coordination triggering dangerous leaks, glaring awareness gaps and lack of an official push have all slowed down network growth.

Al Jazeera

Last refugee held on Nauru arrives in Australia

While offshore policy is being wound down, campaigners say ‘dark chapter’ will not end until last refugees leave PNG.

The Guardian - AU

Last refugee on Nauru evacuated as Australian government says offshore processing policy remains

Decention centre on Pacific island ‘ready to receive and process’ any new unauthorised maritime arrivals at an annual cost of $350m

Reuters

Vanuatu says security deal with Australia to be ratified later this year

The Pacific Islands nation of Vanuatu said on Tuesday a security treaty with Australia would be put to parliament before the end of 2023, as concerns over China in the region saw neighbouring Papua New Guinea delay signing another such treaty.

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Bank of China chairman visits Papua New Guinea amid Sino-US strategic rivalry

Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the world's fourth-largest bank seeks an operating licence in the Pacific Islands nation, which is seeking to boost China trade while expanding U.S. defence ties.

ABC News

PNG delays bilateral security pact with Australia over sovereignty concerns

The security agreement was committed to in January but PNG is not happy with the proposed wording and has raised concerns with Australia's defence minister.

ABC News

Case continues against five men accused of flying 52kg of methamphetamine from PNG into Australia

Five men stand accused of orchestrating a clandestine flight from Papua New Guinea to Australia with more than 52 kilograms of methamphetamine on board.

Reuters

Delay in security treaty with Australia as PNG consults 'domestic processes'

Papua New Guinea said a proposed security treaty with neighbour Australia would be delayed as it consults "domestic processes", a week after signing a defence agreement with the United States that sparked student protests.

The Conversation

World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here's why

Papua New Guinea has been in the international spotlight over the past week, hosting a remarkable series of visits by foreign leaders and senior representatives.

AAP

Man details 'scary' arrest with accused drug courier

A man has described the "scary" moment heavily armed police arrested Osman El-Houli, who has been accused of attempting to pick up drugs set to arrive from PNG.

The Conversation

Biden's cancelled Australia-PNG trip was a missed opportunity – but a US debt crisis would hurt a lot more

The Quad leaders’ meeting was meant to take place in Sydney today, with the Sydney Opera House as the picturesque setting. Instead, US President Joe Biden has rushed back to Washington from the G7 summit in Japan to deal with the looming debt ceiling crisis in Congress.

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