Telstra is in discussions to buy the Pacific arm of mobile service provider Digicel in partnership with the Australian government, in a move widely seen as an attempt to counter China's influence in the region. 

No-one wants to talk about it until it's inked, but the deal's all about China and making sure that Beijing doesn't get its mitts on a key strategic asset in the Pacific, writes Andrew Probyn.

After overcoming an injury Rellie Kaputin is excited to compete in her first Olympics.

A Papua New Guinea police commander has raised alarm the country's porous border with Indonesia will be the cause of a Delta variant outbreak.

Just days after the ABC reveals a Chinese vessel is being tracked by the ADF, defence sources confirm another intelligence-gathering ship is about to arrive off the Queensland coast.

This Saturday marks 150 years since Christian missionaries first arrived on the Papua New Guinean mainland. Here's how people are celebrating.

A group of Gold Coast dads gears up for the 96-kilometre Kokoda Challenge in the Gold Coast hinterland next weekend. 

With visas soon to expire, a group of students is appealing to the PNG Government for help, fearing new rules mean they cant return home.

Despite Papua New Guinea's border being closed to international tourists for more than a year now, business has never been better for some of the country's bilum makers. The rise of social media has meant that many women are reaching new markets.

PNG’s financial regulator says an investigation of local Bank of the South Pacific has found «detailed and compelling evidence» of contraventions of the country's anti-money laundering act.

Papua New Guinea authorities are looking to churches to convince more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, amid the growing threat from the highly infectious Delta variant.

A severe tuberculosis infection left Papua New Guinean weightlifter Dika Toua barely able to walk. But the four-time Olympian is now set to make history in Tokyo.

Papua New Guinea and Bougainville leaders have set a 2027 deadline to determine a «political settlement» between the two, that could give Bougainville full independence.

After almost two decades of not providing direct financial help, Australia has given $500 million in the past two years. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

中国指责澳大利亚“破坏”了中国向太平洋国家提供援助计划，称澳大利亚利用“政治操控”手段干涉了中国新冠疫苗在该地区的推广。对此，澳大利亚政府予以否认。 

There has been a rise in the number of cakemaking businesses in many Pacific countries and many are led by entrepreneurial women who operate their business from their home kitchens.

Australia's Minister for the Pacific and International Development Zed Seselja made his first trip to Papua New Guinea since taking on the portfolio. He met with PNG's Prime Minister James Marape, and has visited key projects Australia has funded.

Alicia Sahib has turned her experience of family violence into a catalyst to tackle the problem in Papua New Guinea

Chinese state media claims Australia is undermining the rollout of the Sinopharm vaccine in Papua New Guinea, an allegation firmly denied by the Australian Government. Natalie Whiting reports.

China accuses Australia of «planting» consultants in Papua New Guinea to obstruct the authorisation of Chinese-supplied jabs in the country, as the Pacific becomes caught up in a vaccine diplomacy battle between the two countries.

China accuses Australia of «planting» consultants in Papua New Guinea to obstruct the authorisation of Chinese-supplied jabs in the country, as the Pacific becomes caught up in a vaccine diplomacy battle between the two countries.

Australia's closest neighbour is facing vaccination issues, with people hesitant to have the jab as authorities consider banning all international flights to keep the Delta variant out of the country.

Australia's closest neighbour is facing vaccination issues, with people hesitant to have the jab as authorities consider banning all international flights to keep the Delta variant out of the country.

Ranger Steven with hawksbills turtles that have just hatched in PNG's Conflict Islands

A conservation group that protects turtles in the remote Conflict Islands is in danger of shutting down due to a lack of funds, brought on by the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Federal Nationals MP George Christensen this week cheered an apparent plan in Singapore to treat COVID-19 like the flu. But he missed some important qualifications.

There are concerns that vulnerable people in Papua New Guinea, including people living with disability, are missing out on vaccination despite being considered a priority. With the current batch of vaccines set to expire this month, it's a race against time to ensure they get to people who need them.

It was a dinner table conversation with her daughters that sparked Millie Kerr's idea to send school supplies to children in Papua New Guinea.

PNG's Finance Minister says the Maseratis will be sent to overseas missions while the rest will be given over to a contracted local firm.

Blockchain could be the future of humanitarian aid, but academics say there are ethical concerns with the technology.

When a woman was accused of using witchcraft to kill a young boy, his father and the village tribesmen gathered to torture her. By the end of the day, she was dead. Experts warns more such killings are likely as the COVID death toll grows.

Sharks and rays are in critical decline, so the Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a ten-year plan that will focus on 10 countries, including Papua New Guinea. A key focus will be on conservation programs, that will focus specific species, to try combat overfishing.

Teachers at a remote school in Papua New Guinea have trekked for two days through rugged terrain to deliver their students' exam papers to the capital Port Moresby for marking.

Tribal shields from PNG featuring The Phantom sell for thousands of dollars in Australia