Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter To Rot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital. 

Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter To Rot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital. 

Facebook users in Papua New Guinea remain offline after the government carried out what it described as «testing» to regulate hate speech and offensive content.

Seventy projects outlined in a confidential PNG cabinet document include acquiring a luxury island in partnership with a Congolese rapper, exploring the potential for a world-class Formula 1 track, creating a «Silicon Valley style hub» for entrepreneurs and setting up a spy agency with training from Israel.

Seventy projects outlined in a confidential PNG cabinet document include acquiring a luxury island in partnership with a Congolese rapper, exploring the potential for a world-class Formula 1 track, creating a «Silicon Valley style hub» for entrepreneurs and setting up a spy agency with training from Israel.

Vanuatu is one of the most disaster-prone nations on the planet, with cyclones, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. And its people now face an unsettling question: how many disasters can one nation take?

The Australian government helped Papua New Guinea draft new arrangements for refugees in the Pacific country, despite saying it has no ongoing role in their management.

Experts say it's likely the drone was collecting information for the Chinese navy to use, but the country's foreign minister isn't happy.

Pacific Islanders spending large amounts of money trying to secure Australia's new permanent residency visa say the experience has left them dejected and anxious.

In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been returned home.

In the 1800s a Russian explorer took 16 human skulls from Papua New Guinea to prove a theory. Now they've finally been returned home.

The defence treaty is being seen as a move to prevent China gaining a foothold in the Pacific and comes as Chinese vessels sail near Sydney towards the Tasman Sea.

Australia and PNG are to begin negotiations on a defence treaty in a move that could have major implications for national security and the Pacific's strategic landscape. 

The Miss Pacific Islands pageant is supposed to celebrate culture and togetherness. But this week it has been defined by allegations of fraud, bullying and lies.

The Miss Pacific Islands pageant is supposed to celebrate culture and togetherness. But this week it has been defined by allegations of fraud, bullying and lies.

PNG's version of the ATO has been hit with a massive cyber attack, compromising sensitive data belonging to millions of individuals and private companies, but there's been no word about the breach yet from the Internal Revenue Commission's boss.

A PNG police officer has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening a civilian with a semiautomatic rifle.

The ABC has verified the video which shows an officer saying he's a 'murderer'.

Australia has granted Papua New Guinea a $570 million loan with conditions for stricter foreign investment screening to curb risky projects and China's influence.

The Australian government has agreed to help prop up Papua New Guinea's budget with a $570 million loan

From Timor-Leste to Tonga, aid projects across the region have been put on hold. And those in the sector say «the Trump effect» is starting to have real-life impacts on the ground.

The last of Papua New Guinea's founding fathers and one of the country's longest serving politicians, Sir Julius Chan, has died.

Donald Trump has already taken radical new stances on Greenland and the Panama Canal. What do security experts predict he'll do in the Pacific? 

Eddie Tanago, campaign manager at Act Now public advocacy organisation, has been charged by Papua New Guinea police under the Cybercrime Code Act for posting an image of a public official.

Australia is surrounded by coffee-growing countries like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, but it imports most of its coffee from the other side of the world. With climate change and coffee bean prices skyrocketing, is it time to look closer to home?

Australia is surrounded by coffee-growing countries like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, but it imports most of its coffee from the other side of the world. With climate change and coffee bean prices skyrocketing, is it time to look closer to home?

The Raggiana bird-of-paradise has only been successfully bred in captivity twice and Otto the young chick is doing well.

The Papua New Guinean government says it will cooperate with any official request to send former Bradford Bulls player Keven Appo back to England, where he is due to front court on charges of rape, sexual assault of a female and two counts of assault.

The Papua New Guinean government says it will cooperate with any official request to send former Bradford Bulls player Keven Appo back to England, where he is due to front court on charges of rape, sexual assault of a female and two counts of assault.

Many Pacific museums are in a battle for survival as wild weather, funding shortfalls and staffing limitations are putting thousands of artefacts at risk.

The federal government has closed out the year with a flurry of Pacific announcements designed to shore up Australia's strategic position and push back on China's ambitions in the region.

The federal government has closed out the year with a flurry of Pacific announcements designed to shore up Australia's strategic position and push back on China's ambitions in the region.

Papua New Guinea is set to enter the NRL in 2028, but the Australian Rugby League Commission will not put a timeline on when a women's team will be established.

The Prime Minister announced today a $600 million agreement to secure an NRL team for PNG with a major condition that PNG does not allow China to secure a military foothold in the country.

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 is hailing as a major strategic victory.