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Riot and looting in PNG after government short-changes public servants

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

Riot and looting in PNG after government short-changes public servants

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

Footage shows Port Moresby warehouse in flames after being ransacked

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

Footage shows Port Moresby warehouse in flames after being ransacked

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

Shopping centre torched and shops looted in PNG after 'glitch' short-changes public servants' pay packets

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

Shopping centre torched and shops looted in PNG after 'glitch' short-changes public servants' pay packets

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

Not-so-retired couple write book for kids in desperate need of education

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

Not-so-retired couple write book for kids in desperate need of education

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

PNG's Porgera Valley residents face uncertainties as gold mine reopens 

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

PNG's Porgera Valley residents face uncertainties as gold mine reopens 

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

$7bn of gold is buried in these PNG hills. The battle to claim it has been called 'Game of Thrones on crack'

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.
Papua New Guinea

$7bn of gold is buried in these PNG hills. The battle to claim it has been called 'Game of Thrones on crack'

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.

Residents near PNG gold mine demand share of profits from its reopening

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

Residents near PNG gold mine demand share of profits from its reopening

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

Inside Papua New Guinea's bid to become the 18th team in the NRL

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.
Papua New Guinea

Inside Papua New Guinea's bid to become the 18th team in the NRL

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.

PNG is hoping to become the 18th team in the NRL. But they're at the centre of a much bigger game in the Pacific

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. 
Papua New Guinea

PNG is hoping to become the 18th team in the NRL. But they're at the centre of a much bigger game in the Pacific

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. 

'A national unity strategy': Inside Papua New Guinea's bid to become the 18th team in the NRL

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. 
Papua New Guinea

'A national unity strategy': Inside Papua New Guinea's bid to become the 18th team in the NRL

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. 

In Bougainville, the 'wanted boys' are known for robbing cashed-up visitors. Police are allegedly orchestrating it

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.
Papua New Guinea

In Bougainville, the 'wanted boys' are known for robbing cashed-up visitors. Police are allegedly orchestrating it

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.

Mystery, mutiny and a missing ship, but what happened to the HMAS Matafele?

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.
Papua New Guinea

Mystery, mutiny and a missing ship, but what happened to the HMAS Matafele?

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.

Australia 'aware' of policy initiative as Beijing brings seven Pacific delegates to China for police talks

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.
Papua New Guinea

Australia 'aware' of policy initiative as Beijing brings seven Pacific delegates to China for police talks

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.

Pacific Island police ministers fly into Beijing to talk security with China

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.
Papua New Guinea

Pacific Island police ministers fly into Beijing to talk security with China

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.

Australia signs sweeping security pact with PNG as China continues push for policing influence in Pacific

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 discus
Papua New Guinea

Australia signs sweeping security pact with PNG as China continues push for policing influence in Pacific

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.

Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign major bilateral security agreement

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

Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign major bilateral security agreement

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

Australian-based whistleblower wins free speech prize alongside Tesla worker, UK doctors who raised alarm on killer nurse

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.
Papua New Guinea

Australian-based whistleblower wins free speech prize alongside Tesla worker, UK doctors who raised alarm on killer nurse

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.

Australia and Papua New Guinea poised to sign major bilateral security agreement

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.
Papua New Guinea

Australia and Papua New Guinea poised to sign major bilateral security agreement

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.

After facing a 22m-high tsunami, Christina joins other Pacific traditional owners working to restore battered reefs

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.
Papua New Guinea

After facing a 22m-high tsunami, Christina joins other Pacific traditional owners working to restore battered reefs

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.

Pacific traditional owners work to restore battered reefs with local knowledge and modern tech

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.
Papua New Guinea

Pacific traditional owners work to restore battered reefs with local knowledge and modern tech

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.

Australia to deploy roving teams of cyber experts across Pacific as online threats grow

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 intellige
Papua New Guinea

Australia to deploy roving teams of cyber experts across Pacific as online threats grow

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.

These refugees were detained for years on Manus Island. Now they're caught between three countries

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

These refugees were detained for years on Manus Island. Now they're caught between three countries

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

PNG's women's boxing team needs money to keep their Pacific Games dream alive

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.
Papua New Guinea

PNG's women's boxing team needs money to keep their Pacific Games dream alive

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.

Heavy metal pollution could be skewing the sex ratios of Australia's green sea turtles

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

Heavy metal pollution could be skewing the sex ratios of Australia's green sea turtles

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

After a serious rugby league injury, Dorna Longbut is making her mark in para-sport

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.
Papua New Guinea

After a serious rugby league injury, Dorna Longbut is making her mark in para-sport

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.

Gender-bending heavy metals could be skewing the sex ratios of Australia's green sea turtles

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

Gender-bending heavy metals could be skewing the sex ratios of Australia's green sea turtles

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

This is the boat where Albanese and Pacific leaders will meet this week — but some leaders won't be sailing

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.
Papua New Guinea

This is the boat where Albanese and Pacific leaders will meet this week — but some leaders won't be sailing

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.

The boat where Anthony Albanese and Pacific leaders will meet this week — but some leaders won't be sailing

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.
Papua New Guinea

The boat where Anthony Albanese and Pacific leaders will meet this week — but some leaders won't be sailing

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.

'I believe it': The 'lost tribes' of Israel theory runs deep in the Pacific, as modern conflict sparks division

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.   
Papua New Guinea

'I believe it': The 'lost tribes' of Israel theory runs deep in the Pacific, as modern conflict sparks division

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 lost tribe of Israel? The Pacific's relationship with the Holy Land sparks division in the region

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.   
Papua New Guinea

A lost tribe of Israel? The Pacific's relationship with the Holy Land sparks division in the region

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.   

Researchers say the Pacific has 'woken up' to Chinese investment: Where does that leave Australia?

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

Researchers say the Pacific has 'woken up' to Chinese investment: Where does that leave Australia?

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