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Australia is ready to provide further aid to Papua New Guinea following a landslide that buried more than 2000 people, the prime minister says.

More than 2,000 people were buried by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as the government officially asked for international help to reach communities trapped in remote villages where rescue efforts have been hampered by treacherous conditions.

The Australian government and NRL have held "productive" discussions over the possible inclusion of a team in Papua New Guinea.

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

Government will require that the five men who claimed asylum will not be sent to a country where they face persecution

Australian Border Force officers picked up the men, believed to be Rwandan nationals, on Saibai Island, near Papua New Guinea

Michael Bridge claims he had no knowledge of the importation.

Col Napyo said the appointment came with a huge responsibility and he was determined to meet his obligations as his service to the country, according to the statement.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to make history and walk sections of the Kokoda Track with Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape.