Five men have been charged after allegedly organising a «black flight» - where aircraft fly undetected - from Papua New Guinea to smuggle methamphetamines into Australia.
Thousands of Papua New Guineans fall victim to a scheme that promises money in return for reviews of 15-second blockbuster movie clips.
Fego Kiniafa was a top PNG businessman who workers called «The Chief». Last year he was brutally murdered and now an investigation has uncovered secret business deals that raise serious questions about who Australia chooses to partner with under its foreign assistance programs.
After a 17-year absence, the Western Clydesdales are back to the Queensland Cup, with a historic first meeting against the PNG Hunters on Sunday marking their return.
Papua New Guinea police say a powerful official in charge of a massive Australian government-funded project may have been lured to his death in a murder conspiracy.
The powerful official in charge of a massive Australian Government-funded project overseas previously blocked a Chinese-backed project.
In a remote corner of Papua New Guinea, locals fear the extraordinary Sepik river region, sometimes called the second Amazon, is under threat as companies seek out its resources.
The extraordinary Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea, known as the second Amazon, is under threat. Tensions are running high over logging and a mine proposal amidst claims of land grabs, police brutality, even killings.
It's a little-known natural wonder just north of Australia, but the Sepik River is at the centre of a bitter dispute over development.
The pristine river lands on Australia's doorstep is in the midst of a bitter dispute over logging and mining projects
The extraordinary Sepik River region in Papua New Guinea, known as the second Amazon, is under threat. Tensions are running high over logging and a mine proposal amidst claims of land grabs, police brutality, even killings.
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape says the country's corruption watchdog will investigate the state-owned PNG Ports Corporation in response to revelations by the ABC.
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape says the country's corruption watchdog will investigate the state-owned PNG Ports Corporation in response to revelations by the ABC.
Pacific queer activists call for greater acceptance, decriminalisation during Sydney WorldPride celebrations
The ABC has uncovered murky dealings between top Papua New Guinea officials and an Australian businessman that raise questions about the half a billion dollars Australia is pouring into PNG ports.
Professor Bryce Barker and three PNG colleagues were taken hostage while undertaking field work in Papua New Guinea's highlands.
Australian archaeologist Bryce Barker touched down in Toowoomba on a specially chartered flight on Monday night. A colleague says his arrival brought an «enormous sense of relief».
After a week in captivity in Papua New Guinea, Australian archaeologist Professor Bryce Barker and his PNG colleagues Teppsy Beni and Jemina Haro have been freed.
Police in Papua New Guinea say there is «unfinished business» in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.
An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.
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An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.
An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.
A Papua New Guinean woman who was held hostage with an Australian professor in the country's highlands has been set free.
The popular sport of darts has evolved in Papua New Guinea's culture in some colourful and surprising ways.
After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.
One of the Papua New Guinean women being held hostage in the country's highlands has been freed, but the Australian professor remains captive.
The Australian professor was conducting a field study with three female researchers when a group of armed men abducted them, took them to a secret location and demanded money for their release.
An Australian professor and three colleagues are believed to have been taken hostage in a remote area of Papua New Guinea.
Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as the region grapples with China's rising influence.
Police say they will use lethal force if necessary to secure the release of the group, which was taken hostage in a remote area of Papua New Guinea while conducting a field study.
PNG's prime minister, James Marape, says police and the army are on stand-by but the government hopes the group behind the hostage-taking releases the Australian professor, a PNG program coordinator and two University of PNG graduates.
Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as the region grapples with China's rising influence.
Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as the region grapples with China's rising influence.
Papua New Guinea's women's football team has beaten the odds over and over again, but it will have to do it one last time to reach the FIFA World Cup for the first time, writes Ali Almond.
