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.
When China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi lands in PNG, the streets will likely be full of people cheering and chanting. But they won't be welcoming him, writes Natalie Whiting.
China's government appears confident it can strike a sweeping trade and security agreement with 10 Pacific Island states despite being forced to shelve its proposed agreement.
A light aircraft crashed during take-off and prosecutors allege it was carrying more than 500kg of cocaine.
The light aircraft crashed during take-off and prosecutors allege it was carrying more than 500kg of cocaine. Four men today faced a committal hearing in Cairns.
A draft communique and five-year action plan sent by Beijing to 10 Pacific islands prompted pushback from at least one of the invited nations, which says it showed China's intent to control the region.
Pacific Islanders are renowned for having big, tight-knit families, but this can create problems for women who struggle with fertility.
Artist, writer and educator Safdar Ahmed has won Book of the Year and the Multicultural NSW Award at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards for Still Alive.
Australia's nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea is a global hotspot for tuberculosis, while the world's attention has been focused on COVID-19.There are now calls for increased investment to combat the deadly communicable disease.
For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.
Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that killed Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil on the eve of the 2022 general election nominations.
For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.
Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that killed Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil on the eve of the 2022 general election nominations.
Police are investigating a vehicle accident that killed Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil, in the country's north.
For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.
For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.
