Families of four fallen Australian airmen will remember their lost loved ones at a special memorial west of Brisbane today, after billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest found their wreck south of Papua New Guinea.

Nearly 1,500 Pacific ancestors are held in 13 museums and universities across Australia — but for the most part, the institutions are not repatriating remains and some believe there are cases that «might prove impossible».

The prime minister has told the crowd at an Anzac Day dawn service in Papua New Guinea that Australia «will never forget» the help the country's people provided to Australian soldiers during World War II.

In the last days of 1943 a brave young Australian soldier, whose family played an influential role developing Australia's irrigation industries, lost his life trying to save wounded comrades in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. 

Anthony Albanese has trekked his way into history by becoming the first sitting prime minister to complete a section of the Kokoda track.

As Anthony Albanese and James Marape continue an unprecedented joint trek up and down the mountains and valleys, they walk with a shared purpose: to acknowledge their history, to embody the friendship of two nations and to promote peace in the region. 

Before beginning the walk, the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea reflected on the shared history between the two nations.

Ahead of Anzac Day the prime minister has begun a two-day trek of a section of the Kokoda Track alongside Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape.

The Prime Minister has responded to Elon Musk's refusal to take down graphic content on platform X, calling him an «arrogant billionaire».

Charlie Lynn led trekkers across the rugged Kokoda Track for three decades — but after one trip last year, he decided the mountainous trail had fallen too far into disrepair for him to return.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in Papua New Guinea ahead of a commemorative walk of the Kokoda Track to mark ANZAC day.

China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will have departed Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport just a day before Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touches down for an extended visit to walk the Kokoda Track.

China's top diplomat Wang Yi takes a swipe at the geo-political jostling for influence in the Pacific, saying Pacific Island countries aren't «the backyard of any major country».

Police and NGO's in remote parts of Papua New Guinea are dealing with the persisting threat of sorcery accusation-related violence. 

Police and NGO's in remote parts of Papua New Guinea are dealing with the persisting threat of sorcery accusation-related violence. Many fear the ideology is spreading and affecting mainly women.

When a woman was accused of using witchcraft in PNG to kill a young boy, she was attacked and left for dead. She survived thanks to the help of strangers and a safe house offering refuge for victims of sorcery-related violence.

When a woman was accused of using witchcraft in PNG to kill a young boy, she was attacked and left for dead. She survived thanks to the help of strangers and a safe house offering refuge for victims of sorcery-related violence.

When a woman was accused of using witchcraft in PNG to kill a young boy, she was attacked and left for dead. She survived thanks to the help of strangers and a safe house offering refuge for victims of sorcery-related violence.

Investigations are underway to identify the new wreckage, which includes a large piece of fuselage and a propeller.

A search for missing WWII aircraft, funded by Twiggy Forrest, discovered underwater wreckage in 2020.

 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will mark Anzac Day on the Kokoda Track, a few months after Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a sweeping security agreement.

Almost eight decades after their aircraft crashed in waters south of Papua New Guinea, Australian crew members have been identified, as Twiggy Forrest searches for his late wartime relative.

Papua New Guinea's government approves a joint military and police operation to crack down on illegal mining and remove «squatters» at Porgera gold mine, just months after the site's grand reopening.

A video that emerged in February 2024 from Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea, in which loud bangs are heard, assumed to be security forces firing projectiles at squatters.

The visit comes ahead of a critical meeting of Pacific leaders later this year, with officials seeing the meeting as yet another sign that China is intent on pushing its presence in the region.

Over the last few years, a peculiar change has taken place in Papua New Guinea's north-west, with remote, traditional villages modernising at a rapid pace. Here's how the price of cocoa is fuelling development.

Over the last few years, a peculiar change has taken place in Papua New Guinea's north-west, with remote, traditional villages modernising at a rapid pace. Here's how the price of cocoa is fuelling development.

A Tasmanian charity is preparing to freight a shipping container filled with 850 boxes of textbooks and library books to school students in need in the Pacific.

Papua New Guinea is hoping to take advantage of a global shortage of cocoa in West Africa by dramatically increasing exports.

Indonesia's military has been rocked by a torture scandal, with 13 soldiers now detained and more under investigation.

The magnitude-6.9 earthquake has shaken villages along the Sepik River which were already battling a flood disaster.

A Queensland man registered as a child sex offender has been repatriated after allegedly breaching reporting conditions by sailing to the island of Daru in Papua New Guinea. 

A Queensland man registered as a child sex offender has been repatriated after allegedly breaching reporting conditions and attempting to sail to PNG. 

Analysis of videos posted to social media reveal most of the weapons used in the massacre in Papua New Guinea’s highlands were Australian and American manufactured assault rifles.

A month before a massacre in Papua New Guinea's highlands, videos emerged of the high-powered weapons tribes in the region now have in their possession.