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Bougainville landowners demand mining companies halt reopening of copper pit
Traditional landowners are fighting back against plans to reopen an existing Bou...
Andrew Mathieson 5 May 2026
Bougainville activist awarded ‘Green Nobel’ for Panguna mine justice campaign
The work and advocacy of Indigenous community leader Theonila Roka Matbob in wor...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Apr 2026
Australia does what it can as US aid cuts savage PNG
In January last year, Havini Vira was overseeing a climate resilience agricultur...
Ben McKay 2 Feb 2026
Bougainville government turns down Chinese offer for Panguna mine
The latest authoritative government policy on Bougainville's richest commodity i...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jan 2026
Leaders establish guidelines for peaceful transition towards Bougainville's independence
Papua New Guinea appears set to grant Bougainville independence by June next yea...
Andrew Mathieson 8 Dec 2025
Rio Tinto urged to accelerate action on remediation of Panguna mine disaster, one year on from investigation

One year on from the release of an independent investigation into Rio Tinto's former Panguna mine in Bougainville, communities living with the ongoing environmental impact are calling on the company t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 5, 2025
Bougainville on a path to independence, president says at parliamentary opening

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville's recent polls have handed its re-elected president a fresh mandate to pursue independence from Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2025
New course needed for Bougainville development

The sole focus of Bougainville's leaders to secure independence from Papua New Guinea risks failing to improve the long-term wellbeing of its people, research warns.

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Tess Ikonomou Sep 2, 2025
Pacific, Australia police forces to discuss regional deployments

Pacific police chiefs are scoping areas where additional assistance can be deployed as Australia helps scale up regional security responses by training local officers.

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Dominic Giannini Aug 1, 2025
Inside the race to relieve drought-stricken PNG islands

It seems incredible, given the vast ocean surrounding the atolls in Bougainville's north, that these palm-clad places could experience drought.

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Ben McKay Jul 7, 2025
Finding common ground a struggle for PNG and Bougainville governments

Bougainville's regional government is firmly rejecting the proposal from Papua New Guinea's national government of free association or confederation instead of granting the autonomous region full inde...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 23, 2025
Progress towards Bougainville independence following talks

Bougainville has taken a step closer towards full independence after the Papua New Guinea government agreed to table the 2019 autonomous region's referendum results in parliament following talks in Ch...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 13, 2025
Solomon Islands province signals intention to join PNG's autonomous region

The future independence of Bougainville from Papua New Guinea statehood has thrown up a fresh dilemma over the sovereignty of a neighbouring island nation.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Apr 10, 2025
PNG, Bougainville leaders punch-up video is AI-generated

WHAT WAS CLAIMEDA video shows Bougainville's president punching Papua New Guinea's prime minister. OUR VERDICTFalse. The video was created using artificial intelligence technology.

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Kate Atkinson Apr 9, 2025
Economic doubts cloud Bougainville's path to self-rule

Leaders of Papua New Guinea and would-be nation Bougainville are holding moderated talks this week in Port Moresby to clarify the province's pathway to independence.

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Ben McKay Mar 19, 2025
Bougainville community leaders call for seat at remediation table

Bougainville community leaders have called for representation in discussions over the potential remediation of Rio Tinto's former Panguna mine, which began in Port Moresby last week.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 11, 2025
Bougainville president calls for calm amid ongoing violence

Bougainville president Ishmael Toroama has been forced to issue a strong condemnation of gun-related violence in the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, warning lawlessness will not be tolerated an...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 27, 2025
PNG separatist region's push for independence

Papua New Guinea's copper and gold-rich autonomous region of Bougainville plans to stick to declaring independence in 2027. But eight years after the non-binding vote to secede from the PNG state on a...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Dec 18, 2024
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