Papua New Guinea's PM says 500 extra security personnel are being moved into hotspot areas as election-related violence continues in the country.

Rugby league is PNG's national sport and joining Australia's league a long-time dream.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape may have been speaking on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday. But what they said will be felt across the playing fields of the NRL and regional geopolitics.

Papua New Guinea's national election is being marred by violence, delays and corruption allegations. Nat Whiting reports.

Papua New Guinea hasn't had a single woman in parliament since 2017. But 160 female candidates and an experiment to curb voter intimidation could see this election deliver a change. 

It's been a peaceful start but there are fears violence could break out. Natalie Whiting reports.

Huge political rallies have been held across the country and the voting will take place over the next three weeks, with the incumbent and the former prime ministers tipped as the two most likely candidates to take power. 

After six weeks of colourful campaigning, there are concerns about the organisation of the election and the potential for violence.

Huge political rallies have been held across the country and the voting will take place over the next three weeks, with the incumbent and the former prime ministers tipped as the two most likely candidates to take power. 

A Brisbane woman is challenging a blanket ban on facial tattoos that saw her denied access to a popular club because of her cultural markings.

PNG voters are preparing to head to the polls this weekend in an election closely watched by Australia and China.

West Australian shipbuilder Austal has accepted blame for the defects and will pay to repair them.

Marks of pride inherited from her ancestors adorn Moale's face. But they're also the reason she was turned away from a popular Brisbane club.

Marks of pride inherited from her ancestors adorn Moale's face. But they're also the reason she was turned away from a popular Brisbane club.

A fossilised kangaroo jaw discovered in the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1970s has been reclassified as a new primitive species that may have migrated north between 5-8 million years ago.

Fighting has broken out between voters at polling stations in the city of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea.

In less than a fortnight, Papua New Guineans will head to the polls in an election that will likely see James Marape or Peter O'Neill elected prime minister. With tensions in the region high, the vote is being closely watched.

It took Jessica Hill three years to accept she was in prison. She used the next four years of her sentence to seek forgiveness and hone her craft. 

Papua New Guinea will soon hold a national election and campaigning in the country is well underway, but there are concerns about security and safety during the poll.

With game practice scarce, the Papua New Guinea Women's National Football team are playing against men and training their hearts out. But can the five-time gold medallists of the Pacific Games make it to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? The pressure is on.

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

China's presence in the Pacific has been thrown into the spotlight following a controversial pact with Solomon Islands. But Beijing's involvement in the Pacific is nothing new.

The ABC understands Pacific Island leaders hope to strike an agreement to resolve leadership questions, reform the organisation and allow the forum to stay whole, after last year's threat by Micronesian nations to withdraw. 

The ABC understands Pacific Island leaders hope to strike an agreement to resolve leadership questions, reform the organisation and allow the forum to stay whole, after last year's threat by Micronesian nations to withdraw. 

Researchers find at least 31 species of Australian venomous snakes engage in climbing behaviour, in the first paper to document the phenomena.

Researchers find at least 31 species of Australian venomous snakes engage in climbing behaviour, in the first paper to document the phenomena.

China and Papua New Guinea have agreed to deepen ties and expand «pragmatic» cooperation, China's state-run CCTV says.

Wang Yi makes comments about China–Australia relations to members of the Chinese media while visiting Papua New Guinea, as he rounds out an eight-country tour of the Pacific where many deals were signed.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are on the final stops of their duelling Pacific Islands' tours. Natalie Whiting reports.

A light plane that crashed while allegedly being used to smuggle cocaine from Papua New Guinea to Australia was not airworthy, a court has been told.

Plumes from one of the world's most hazardous volcanoes prompt a warning to airline pilots in the area.

Foreign minister Penny Wong has flown back to the Pacific overnight, in the midst her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi’s eight-country tour, as Australia and China’s duelling diplomatic tours of the region continue.

Foreign leaders are reacting to China's Pacific Islands tour as Foreign Minister Penny Wong prepares to return to the region - this time to Tonga and Samoa. Natalie Whiting reports.

China talks a lot about consensus, but has done very little to seek it in the Pacific, writes foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic. 

China talks a lot about consensus, but has done very little to seek it, writes foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic.