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Biden calls Papua leader Marape after cancelling meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden telephoned his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape on Thursday after cancelling a historic meeting in the Pacific islands nation to tell him Secretary of State Antony Blinken would travel in his place, the two leaders said.

Reuters

Former A-League club owner Don Matheson becomes centre of international police investigation

The former owner of the Northern Queensland Fury football club, Don Matheson, is now at the centre of a joint investigation between Papua New Guinea police, Interpol, and Australian authorities.

ABC News

With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show

U.S. President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of Pacific island leaders this year after the disappointment caused by his cancellation of a visit to Papua New Guinea due to the domestic debt ceiling crisis, his national security adviser said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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The cancelled Quad summit is a win for China and a self-inflicted blow to the US’s Pacific standing

Joe Biden’s decision to pull out of visits to Australia and PNG will reflect poorly on the US amid growing competition for influence in the region

The Guardian - AU

Disappointment in Papua New Guinea after Biden cancels first visit by a US leader

After six months of preparation in Port Moresby, the President cut short his trip in order to focus on debt limit talks in Washington

The Guardian - AU

ABC presenter Hilda Wayne on the heartbreak of covering tribal violence in her homeland of PNG

Tribal fighting has long been a persistent and devastating part of life in the PNG highlands – but the introduction of high-powered weapons, money and politics has taken things to a destructive new level. ABC presenter Hilda Wayne visited the highlands to speak to those affected.

ABC News

US defence pact to strengthen military, police -PNG leader

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said that the United States had been a "silent" security partner to his nation but that a defence cooperation pact to be signed when Joe Biden arrives Monday will see Washington "stepping out".

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PNG foreign minister stands aside over coronation trip

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko says he is standing aside amid a controversy over the cost and size of the developing country's

The New Daily

Papua foreign minister resigns role over coronation travel cost controversy

Papua New Guinea (PNG) Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said he was resigning as minister on Friday amid a controversy over the cost and size of the country's delegation to the coronation of King Charles III in London.

Reuters

PNG’s Tkatchenko ‘stands aside’ after ‘primitive animals’ comment

Foreign minister had faced calls to go after comments made in response to daughter’s TikTok video of lavish London trip.

Al Jazeera

Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside

PNG's Foreign Minister faced widespread calls to resign after he called critics of a video, made during a taxpayer-funded trip to the coronation of King Charles III and posted on social media by his daughter, "primitive animals" and "useless individuals".

ABC News

PNG minister apologises for calling daughter’s coronation critics ‘primitive animals’

Foreign minister Justin Tkatchencko’s daughter had been criticised for posting TikTok videos of her first-class trip to London for the king’s coronation

The Guardian - AU

PNG Prime Minister James Marape calls for nation to 'forgive' Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko over 'primitive animals' comments

Prime Minister James Marape asks the people of Papua New Guinea to "forgive" the country's foreign minister after his apology for his "primitive animals" comments.

ABC News

Opposition demands PNG foreign minister be sacked over 'primitive animals' comments while defending daughter

Calls for Papua New Guinea's foreign minister to be sacked — and have his citizenship stripped — over "racist" and "derogatory" comments are intensifying ahead of US President Joe Biden's historic visit to the country.

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The New Daily

US President Joe Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China

Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with PNG, on a visit that renews the strategic importance of the nation.

Reuters

Exclusive-Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China

United States President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island nation's foreign minister said, on a visit that renews the strategic importance of the nation where Biden's uncle died in World War Two.

ABC News

PNG foreign minister defends daughter Savannah Tkatchenko's Tik Tok video taken during coronation trip

Savannah Tkatchenko flaunts extravagant meals in first-class airport lounges and "elite" shopping experiences at luxury-brand stores in the video showing what she got up to on the taxpayer-funded trip to London to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

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Tribal fighting over PNG election leaves dozens dead and villages deserted

Tribal fighting is a traditional part of life in Papua New Guinea's highlands, but the introduction of high-powered weapons, money and politics has drastically changed things.

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Major route into the Kokoda track appears to have been blockaded amid tour operator feud

A major route into the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea's Central Province appears to be blockaded, amid a feud between a trekking operator and the track's managing authority.

The New Daily

Joe Biden heading to Sydney summit via a stop in Port Moresby

Joe Biden and Narendra Modi will join the Pacific Summit in Sydney on May 24 after a whistle-stop visit to PNG

ABC News

PNG climate change officials accused of skimming $2 million in public funds

Senior Papua New Guinea climate change officials are facing criminal action, after allegedly misappropriating more than $2m of public and international funds.

Reuters

Biden to make historic visit to Papua New Guinea next month - PNG officials

U.S. President Joe Biden will briefly visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) on May 22, officials from the Pacific island nation said on Thursday, as Washington seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the strategically important region.

ABC News

US President Joe Biden to visit Papua New Guinea on his way to Australia

On his way to Australia for the Quad meeting in Sydney next month, United States President Joe Biden could make a historic visit to Port Moresby as the US intensifies its diplomatic push across the Pacific.

The New Daily

Australian man dies trekking on PNG’s Kokoda Track

A 48-year-old Australian man has died while trekking on Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track.

AAP

Australian man dies trekking on PNG's Kokoda Track

An Australian man has died while trekking on Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track.

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