Angry mobs storm and pillage shops, setting fire to buildings in the Papua New Guinean capital.

The defence force has been deployed to restore order in the capital Port Moresby, as the government blames a payroll 'glitch'.

Footage shows the warehouse for one of PNG’s largest retailers in flames after it was ransacked, with hundreds flooding the streets outside.

Violence erupts on the streets of Port Moresby after a payroll error docked about $100 from the pays of public servants across the country.

A 'glitch' that short-changed public servants' pay packets led to protests and violence in Papua New Guinea.

This couple started writing picture books for children who have never seen one before. Now, they are building them a kindergarten too.

This reopened PNG mine could deliver billions to the government and landowners. To improve their lives, there’s a long way to go.

PNG's Porgera gold mine could potentially transform the fortunes of an impoverished province now that it has reopened. But some locals say they've experienced considerable environmental damage from the mine's waste and tailings.

The Porgera mine's closure in 2020 allowed the government to acquire a majority stake but crippled the local economy.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea, and now the country wants a team in the NRL. Kamin Gock, Xanthe Kleinig and Tim Swanston have this story.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea — it's even the national sport. And if their bid to become the 18th team in the NRL is successful, there could be benefits for Australia beyond the field. 

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea — it's even the national sport. And if their bid to become the 18th team in the NRL is successful, there could be benefits for Australia beyond the field. 

Chiefs and community leaders in Bougainville want an investigation into police officers over their alleged involvement in arming and orchestrating an organised crime gang that targeted people who had travelled to the autonomous region to buy guns and gold.

HMAS Matafele disappeared without a trace during a treacherous sea voyage in 1944, but a stroke of fortune meant a 19-year-old crewman missed the boat.

Three Pacific ministers attend a high-level meeting on police cooperation between China and Pacific Island nations as Beijing continues its push to cement deeper security ties with the region.

Three Pacific ministers attend a high-level meeting on police cooperation between China and Pacific Island nations as Beijing continues its push to cement deeper security ties with the region.

The move comes as China continues to establish itself as a police partner to the other nations in the region.

The country's aids council says the number of new infections has nearly doubled in one year.

Prime ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape meet in Canberra to deepen security ties with a pact that has a status like a treaty, while Beijing continues its push to expand policing ties with Pacific Island countries and regional defence chiefs discuss a joint military response group.

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape visits Canberra for talks with Anthony Albanese and to sign bilateral security agreement.

A Papua New Guinean lawyer who fled to Australia after blowing the whistle on one of the Pacific nation's biggest corruption scandals is awarded a prestigious free speech prize.

The agreement is expected to focus heavily on Papua New Guinea's internal security, with PNG looking to Australia to do more to help train and bolster its police force.

Fifteen years after a tsunami engulfed Samoa's shores there are still the telltale signs of entire reefs and coral beds that washed away. Tapping into the knowledge of fellow Indigenous leaders is sparking hopes for their restoration.

Fifteen years after a tsunami engulfed Samoa's shores there are still the telltale signs of entire reefs and coral beds that washed away. Tapping into the knowledge of fellow Indigenous leaders is sparking hopes for their restoration.

Australian officials are increasingly worried about the Pacific's vulnerability to cyber attacks, with the government spending $26 million to set up «rapid assistance» teams made up of experts from the private sector and specialists from intelligence agencies like the Australian Signals Directorate.

Men who spent years in detention on Manus Island living in the hope of resettlement now face being evicted from their temporary homes.

It hasn't always been easy for members of Papua New Guinea's women's boxing team to forge their way in the sport, and now they need financial support to make it to the Pacific Games.

Rising temperatures are already skewing sea turtle clutches towards having more female than males, but new research suggests heavy metal pollution could be too.

Papua New Guinea's Dorna Longbut walked away from sport after her mother died and she suffered an injury that left her without the use of her left arm. But now she's thriving in para-athletics.

Rising temperatures are already skewing sea turtle clutches towards having more female than males, but new research suggests heavy metal pollution could be too.

Pacific leaders including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will descend on the beautiful island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands this week for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. And the two «big Cs» will be on the agenda.

Pacific leaders including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will descend on the beautiful island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands this week for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. And the two «big Cs» will be on the agenda.

Six Pacific Island countries have voted with Israel to oppose the UN resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. For many nations in the region, the connection to Israel runs deep.   

Six Pacific Island countries have voted with Israel to oppose the UN resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. For many nations in the region, the connection to Israel runs deep.   

A leading think tank is warning the Australian government to be careful not to overload Pacific countries with debt in China's absence.