Will this be the election for women to shine in a society known for its deeply entrenched patriarchal beliefs?

Social media is ubiquitous across the Pacific. But Western beauty standards perpetuated on social media can be particularly alienating for women of colour. 

COVID-19 has prompted a massive global health response, but it has come at a cost for the fight against another major killer, tuberculosis. 

On the streets of Perth, 4,000 kilometres from PNG, Wiwince Pigome raises the Morning Star flag — in doing so, she renews a decades-long push for independence from Indonesia.

Hundreds of students in a remote Papua New Guinean school have been stuck repeating the same grade for eight years because teachers won't show up to work. But there's debate about why. 

Recently elected secretary-general Henry Puna will step down in order to stop the key regional diplomatic body from splitting, according to a top Micronesian leader.

Indigenous man Daniel Gibuma has lived in Australia for as long as he can remember, but fears he may face deportation for the second time in two years due to an upcoming High Court challenge.

Polygamy has a long history in parts of Papua New Guinea. But some say this practice has evolved into something that harms women, causes violence and robs children of the care and resources they need.

For generations, Pacific Islander women sat cross-legged on the floor and fed their babies on demand. But breastfeeding rates have fallen over the past 20 years, so why are fewer women nursing their babies?

PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting flew to a remote hospital, where health workers are trying to save lives in incredible conditions.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has been forced to leave China and return home, after testing positive for COVID-19 after landing in Beijing.

COVID-19 cases in Papua New Guinea are beginning to surge again, as the Omicron variant spreads in the country.

Lady Roslyn Morauta is a board member of the group Pacific Friends of Global Health and says vaccination rates in the pacific are good but some countries, like Papua New Guinea are falling behind.

There are fears low vaccination coverage will hamper Melanesian nations’ economic recovery, as well as increasing the risk of allowing new variants to spring up near Australia’s shores. Alexandre Dayant from the Lowy Institute says Australia should look into investing people on their grounds to combat misinformation in addition to contributing COVID-19 vaccines to the region.

It comes as Papua New Guinea tries to overcome vaccine scepticism in the community. Nat Whiting reports.

At the same time, some of the country's limited support services have been diverted to respond to COVID. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Health workers and members of the Australian Defence Force have flown to Papua New Guinea to help deal with a COVID surge. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Delta is spreading through the country, which is mostly unvaccinated. Natalie Whiting reports.

Scientist Dr Trevor Lambkin's labour of love documenting butterflies over 40 years could provide a key indicator of climate change impact on the Torres Strait islands.

About 1,300 men were originally sent to immigration detention in the Papua New Guinean province, but just a few hundred remain in the country.

A COVID-19 spike in the remote Papua New Guinea town of Daru has raised concerns on both sides of the Australia-PNG border. Four people have died, including a doctor, prompting the local hospital to scale down operations in case of a rise in coronavirus admissions.

Extreme vaccine hesitancy is prompting a rethink of the public messaging behind the Papua New Guinea 's COVID-19 immunisation drive.

The Papua New Guinea government is voicing concerns about a deal that would see one of the country's biggest companies, Oil Search, merge with with Australia's Santos.

The last few months of school should be memorable, but Queensland boarding student Aryan Machiah will probably only experience them through a screen.

People are coming together in PNG to celebrate the anniversary of gaining independence from Australia. But health officials fear gatherings could cause a spike in COVID cases. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea are concerned that Independence day celebrations taking place across the country could drive up COVID-19 case numbers.

A senior health official says twelve people have died and more than a hundred are seriously ill after villagers in PNG's eastern highlands province consumed stolen methanol.

Widespread refusal by many in Papua New Guinea to even acknowledge the need for COVID-19 vaccinations could see the country become a pariah state. PNG's vaccination rates are tiny, and there is real concern within the government taskforce that as a result, the country could be cut off from Australia and the rest of the world as borders open up.

Back to back to warm-up defeats mean PNG are off to a slow start ahead of their T20 World Cup debut next month, but new coach Carl Sandri is confident that his players will be alright on the night. He says it will take time to get their mojo back after nearly two years without competitive international cricket.

When Burnie's Terrence Rigney went to war, he took his bagpipes. His beautiful letters home are still around to tell his story.

Papua New Guinea's justice system needs better resourcing and training to deal with a rise in the number of women seeking family protection orders, experts say.

Australian health workers in PNG say vaccine hesitancy has become so extreme they've been threatened with violence if they bring doses into some communities.

Australian health workers in PNG say vaccine hesitancy has become so extreme they've been threatened with violence if they bring doses into some communities.

There are calls to urgently establish a business travel bubble between Australia and Papua New Guinea, as companies raise concerns over the economic strain of international border closures.

New research suggests private security firms in Papua New Guinea are playing an increasing role in providing public safety, but remain largely unregulated.