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Australian academic taken hostage at gunpoint in PNG

Armed men have taken an Australian archaeologist and university students hostage in Papua New Guinea and are demanding a ransom from the two governments.

AAP

The female defence boss getting Papua New Guinea's planes back in the sky

Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as the region grapples with China's rising influence.

ABC News

Australia, PNG on track to ink security deal

Australian and Papua New Guinea ministers are meeting to discuss security, increasing access to labour schemes and the NRL's expansion into the Pacific.

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How Papua New Guinea are preparing for historic shot at World Cup glory

Pacific island nation will qualify for first World Cup if they win two playoffs and manager Spencer Prior is not wasting a minute

The Guardian - UK

Carbon credit schemes in Papua New Guinea raise fears of unfulfilled promises and ineffective projects

Australian businesses are trying to offset their greenhouse gas emissions through carbon credit projects that promise to save rainforests. The reality on the ground is nothing like the glossy marketing.

ABC News

Nine to pay $545k after defaming PNG minister

Nine will have to pay $545,000 to Papua New Guinea politician William Duma over a series of defamatory AFR articles that falsely accused him of corruption.

AAP

Papua New Guinea is an amazing tourist destination – more Australians should visit

Despite being less than a two-hour flight from Australia, fewer than 80,000 people visited the country in 2019. Here’s why you should make the trip

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PNG prepares to sign Defence Cooperation Agreement with US as it finalises security treaty with Australia

Papua New Guinea is preparing to sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the United States, as it also finalises a security treaty with Australia.

ABC News

Australia looks for PNG health partnership

Australian MPs are in Papua New Guinea for a first-hand look at the health situation in the hopes of forming stronger partnerships with the northern neighbour.

AAP

PNG a rising force in women's cricket as Lewas hone skills in Australia's Country Championships

They have overcome monsoon rains, a lack of facilities and an unfair share of domestic chores, but PNG women are still climbing the world Twenty20 rankings.

ABC News

Where does Australia's relationship with PNG go next? Less talk about China, more about our neighbour's own merits

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Papua New Guinea last week put the media spotlight on one of Australia’s most important international relationships.

The Conversation

Liberals look to boost PNG partnership

Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham will follow the prime minister in travelling to Papua New Guinea to boost security and trade ties.

AAP

PNG aid is in the national interest: PM

Anthony Albanese says providing aid to Papua New Guinea is in the national interest as the opposition says it's disappointing a security deal wasn't signed.

AAP

Good omen for Albanese during visit to PNG

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid a significant visit to Wewak on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, with local lore suggesting one good omen.

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Australia and Papua New Guinea's future relationship evolving from shared colonial past

As the leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea meet to forge a new relationship, it's worth remembering the shared history of our colonial past.

AAP

Albanese pays tribute to late PNG leader

On his second day in Papua New Guinea, Anthony Albanese has visited Wewak to pay tribute to the nation's late grand chief and remember WWII fallen.

The New Daily

Security, visas and rugby league: Anthony Albanese unveils recipe for refreshing PNG ties

Mr Albanese's visit is the first by an Australian PM to PNG in four years.

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Australia, Papua New Guinea agree to finalise talks on bilateral security treaty

A joint statement from the Australian and PNG leaders flags that the two nations will expand training and explore possible joint exercises under the treaty.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia and Papua New Guinea pledge new security pact saying interests are ‘intertwined’

In contrast with security deal between China and Solomon Islands, the Australia-PNG agreement will be ‘public and transparent’, prime ministers vow

The Guardian - AU

PM signs security treaty ‘commitment’ with PNG – as it happened

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Australia finalizing new security pact with Pacific neighbor

The leaders of Australia and neighboring Papua New Guinea say they are finalizing a new security treaty — a move that comes as a challenge to China’s growing assertiveness in the region

AAP

Australia offers help with PNG prosperity

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told the Papua New Guinea parliament in a landmark address there are many opportunities to boost jobs and incomes.

AAP

Albanese wants PNG-based team in NRL

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used a major speech to call for a Papua New Guinea-based, Pacific Islander team to be included in the National Rugby League.

The Guardian - AU

Australia needs to rethink Papua New Guinea aid. People need power and water, not governance workshops

You can’t enhance human development when 87% of the population does not have power and transport mainly consists of walking

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Pope Francis praises Pell’s ‘wisdom’, Albanese’s PNG mission, battle of the sun kings

In today’s newsletter: cathedral in Ballarat to hold mass for late cardinal, PM aims for new security deal in Port Moresby and billionaires fall out over solar farm

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