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Rugby league in Perth and Papua New Guinea? Here’s what could be next for the NRL

This year the National Rugby League (NRL) opened its season in Las Vegas. It was an audacious move by the league’s ambitious head honcho Peter V’Landys to showcase the game in the United States – and perhaps to attract some gambling industry attention too.

The Conversation

'Productive' talks, but PNG's NRL fate still uncertain

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

AAP

Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum

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

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Australia will seek to return Rwandans to PNG after unauthorised arrival in Torres Strait

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

The Guardian - AU

Five men in custody after ‘unauthorised’ crossing into Australia through Torres Strait

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

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle man accused of financing 'black flight' loaded with $15 million of meth

Michael Bridge claims he had no knowledge of the importation.

Newcastle Herald

Papua New Guinea appoints first defence adviser to India

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.

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Following 'footsteps of giants': PM embarks on Kokoda

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

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‘Lost for words’: Joe Biden’s tale about cannibals bemuses Papua New Guinea residents

President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local experts

The Guardian - AU

Bennett to Eels has romance but PNG compels: Maranta

Founding Brisbane chairman Barry Maranta explains how Jack Gibson brought Wayne Bennett to the Broncos and how the philosophies of both led to great success.

AAP

Papua New Guinea's first female neurosurgeon trains at Gosford to save lives

Dr Esther Apuahe will start a week of training at Gosford this month.

Newcastle Herald

Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead

Mountain and coastal provinces were flooded, with one coastal village considering relocating due to rising sea levels.

Al Jazeera

Kumuls captain wants Bennett to coach PNG NRL team

PNG captain Kyle Laybutt is backing a home-based NRL team and wants Wayne Bennett as the inaugural coach.

AAP

'It is safe': PNG set to host Queensland Cup games

Queensland Rugby League boss Ben Ikin has confirmed the PNG Hunters will host Qld Cup games in a massive boost to the code and NRL after recent civil unrest.

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Australian pilot kidnapped, released unharmed in PNG

An Australian helicopter pilot taken hostage with two locals in Papua New Guinea has been released, the nation's police commissioner has confirmed.

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NRL eye tax-free status for players with PNG-based team

Peter V'landys' preference is now for a mooted PNG NRL team to be based in the country, and will push for a tax-free status to encourage players to join.

AAP

Queensland rugby league mull PNG Cup games after unrest

Player safety will be paramount in deciding if PNG Hunters can host Queensland Cup games following deadly unrest in the nation, the state's governing body says.

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Olam hands NRL's PNG expansion bid a reality check

Wests Tigers recruit Justin Olam has urged caution over plans to base an NRL expansion side in Australia rather than in Papua New Guinea.

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'Do not give up on PNG': Marape urges investment

Papua New Guinea can join Australia in providing security and promoting democracy in the Pacific if empowered economically, its prime minister says.

International Business Times

PNG PM Vows Close Australia Ties In Face Of Chinese Courtship

Papua New Guinea's prime minister on Thursday became the first Pacific Island leader ever to address Australia's parliament, vowing close ties despite ever-louder overtures from China.

The Guardian - AU

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PNG rules out China pact as PM arrives in Australia

Papua New Guinea has hosed down suggestions it will enter a policing pact in China as the nation's prime minister prepares to address Australia's parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea’s PM to address Australian parliament as Pacific security race with China builds

Anthony Albanese and James Marape to meet on Thursday amid rising domestic pressures on the PNG leader

AAP

Prospect of major China-PNG security pact hosed down

Papua New Guinea is unlikely to ink a major policing deal with China similar to the Solomon Islands after nascent security talks were revealed, one expert says.

AAP

Pakistani refugee stuck in PNG fearful after riots

A Pakistani refugee who was detained for six years on Manus Island says PNG is not safe for him after recent deadly riots and with no source of income.

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