Papua New Guinea Athletes attend the OceaniaGAPS Camp in Australia

Papua New Guinea was represented by eight talented athletes and officials in the Oceania Gather, Adjust Prepare Sustain (GAPS) Camp held on the Gold Coast, Australia, from 14–20 September 2025. The GAPS Program is an initiative aimed at developing...

Papua New Guinea Approves Contentious Defence Treaty With Australia: PM

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will...

Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: officials

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, officials told AFP on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with Pacific nations and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will see the two...

Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. The deal will...

Lisa Wilkinson, ABC ‘experts’ who lauded Victorian COVID ‘gold standard’ owe us all an apology

THE LATEST AFR’s Barbara Miller’s War Against The F-35 Fighter On Friday 3 October ABC Radio National Breakfast presenter Barbara Miller interviewed Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles. Discussion mainly turned on the Australia Papua New Guinea...

Rugby and Rivalry: Use Sports Diplomacy to Counter China in the South Pacific

Notes to the New CNO Series By Jason Lancaster Despite U.S. and allied development aid contributions dwarfing PRC contributions in the South Pacific, the PRC has made significant regional gains in influence. PRC competition means the region can no...

Fiji name 25-man squad for 2025 Pacific Championships

Fiji Bati have confirmed their 25-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Pacific Championships against the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea. Fiji has selected a star-studded squad that includes several current and former NRL players as the team looks to...

Canberra singing group brings 'lost' Pacific music back to life

There's no doubt Pacific people love music but there's also something special about hearing and singing old traditional songs - it just hits different. Now thanks to PARADISEC, a small Australian archive consortium, Pacific communities are...

Overseas stars dominate Fiji Bati squad

Fiji National Rugby League chair Akuila Masi has defended the selection of the Vodafone Fiji Bati squad for the upcoming Pacific Championships, where only one local-based player, Keresi Maya, has earned a place among a team dominated by seasoned...

50 years after independence, Papua New Guinea still facing Australia’s ‘boomerang aid’

Papua New Guinea (PNG) celebrated 50 years of independence from Australia — its former colonial ruler for almost 70 years — on September 16. On the same day, a high-level Australian delegation, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, defence...

More than just a bag

TRAVEL Bilum is part of our story IN Papua New Guinea, everyone knows what a bilum is. We carry babies in them, take them to market and give them as gifts. But not everyone realises just how deep the story of the bilum goes or how important it is...

The Backlash to Cardi B’s Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas

On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We have a problem in Black America,” he argued. “The biggest problem is not racism, it’s a lack of dads. If dads are around, kids...

CLEAR+ enrollment opens US biometric lanes to passengers from 40 more countries

Clear Secure, Inc. announced a sweeping expansion of its premium identity service, Clear+, opening enrollment to passport holders from 40 additional nations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. With this move, international travelers arriving in...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S NEW ERA OF CANCER CARE

As part of its 50th Independence celebrations, Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) welcomed guests on a special walkthrough of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre; a facility set to transform cancer treatment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Led by the...

Headhunter Nandex calls on youths to take up kickboxing

PAPUA New Guinea Kickboxing Federation (PNGKBF) president Stanley Nandex has urged youths to embrace sports, especially kickboxing, as a path to success, discipline, and personal growth. Speaking to The National, Nandex (tagged the “Headhunter”...

Papua New Guinea awaits its first Saint: The story of Peter To Rot

Catholics in Papua New Guinea feel they are living a historic moment. This October, the Catholic Church will canonize Blessed Peter To Rot, making him the nation’s first saint. The postulator for his cause sheds light on the saint and his story....

Athletes at Gaps program

Deputy Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Adrian Lochrin (second from left) with the GAPS athletes and officials this afternoon (Image: Supplied) Papua New Guinea made its mark on the international stage with eight athletes and...

School Assembly News Headlines (October 4): India-China to resume direct flights after 5 years, FIFA unveils Trionda match ball, SC to hear Sonam Wangchuk’s Ladakh protest plea and more

Here are the top School Assembly News Headlines for October 4: Here are the top School Assembly News Headlines for October 4. Today’s updates include India’s confirmation of destroying Pakistani F-16 jets during Operation Sindoor, India-China...

China Threatens Papua New Guinea Over Defence Pact With Australia

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on July 28, 2023. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images China is pressuring Papua New Guinea not to agree to a mutual defense pact with Australia. In a post...

China warns Papua New Guinea over defense pact with Australia

SYDNEY, Australia — China has cautioned Papua New Guinea (PNG) against “undermining” its interests and sovereignty in signing a mutual defense pact with Australia that is widely seen as a counter to Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific....