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The chairman of the successful bid for Papua New Guinea’s new rugby league franchise faces corruption concerns involving a Chinese company – after the Albanese government poured $600 million ...
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced the inaugural board members of the PNG franchise, to be chaired by Ray Dib.
ARLC Chair Peter V’landys has predicted the PNG team entering the NRL in 2028 could rival Penrith after visiting the proposed site for accommodation and a Centre of Excellence in Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea’s public debt has increased significantly in recent years, leading to a high risk of debt distress and exposing significant gaps in the existing fiscal setting. This paper proposes to ...
University of Michigan biologist Fred Kraus identified four new tree snake species in Papua New Guinea, highlighting the region's rich but understudied biodiversity.
Papua New Guinea's peak anti-corruption body is on the brink of implosion, senior staff say, as its Australian and New Zealand bosses accuse each other of criminal activity.
An ambitious Australia–Papua New Guinea defence agreement could bring mutual gains and cement Australia’s role in the Pacific region.
Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions.
“The new team will belong to the people of Papua New Guinea. It will call Port Moresby home.” PNG will join the NRL on the back of a $750 million cash injection from the Australian government ...
Australia and Papua New Guinea unveil a long-awaited deal handing PNG its own NRL team, confirming the league's most ambitious expansion since formation, and notching what the federal government ...
Santos is targeting the financial investment decision in 2026 for the development of non-associated gas from two oilfields in Papua New Guinea that will supply gas to the ExxonMobil-led PNG LNG ...
The kind of deep-sea mining that we've examined this week is only legally permitted inside a country's territorial waters. The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea ...