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PNG renewable energy deal targets climate finance gap
Papua New Guinea's National Energy Authority has signed a new agreement with the...
Rebekah Rasmussen 26 May 2026
New Starlink access reaches 4,000 people across remote PNG villages
A new Starlink connection has brought reliable internet and phone access to appr...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 May 2026
PNG Kumul could be Luai's perfect Chiefs halves partner
Papua New Guinea Kumul Jack de Belin has thrown his support behind national team...
Annabelle Banfield 1 May 2026
Tigers star set to join Chiefs
Jarome Luai is expected to put pen to paper on a deal with the PNG Chiefs, who h...
Darren Walton 29 Apr 2026
'PNG is ready': PM welcomes Chiefs' pursuit of Luai
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has declared that Jarome Luai's visit to Port...
George Clarke 27 Apr 2026
Bougainville activist awarded ‘Green Nobel’ for Panguna mine justice campaign

The work and advocacy of Indigenous community leader Theonila Roka Matbob in working towards securing justice and a clean-up of the Panguna mine in Bougainville has been recognised with a 2026 Goldman...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 23, 2026
Cat-five Maila set to weaken before Queensland crossing

Tropical Cyclone Maila has surged to become one of the strongest storms so close to the equator on record, intensifying in the warm waters of the Solomon Sea.

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Ben McKay Apr 9, 2026
Cyclone Maila grows to a category five monster

Tropical Cyclone Maila has surged to become the season's strongest storm, growing in intensity in the warm waters of the Solomon Sea. On Wednesday morning, Maila was upgraded to a category five system...

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Ben McKay Apr 8, 2026
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ

Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.

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Ben McKay Apr 7, 2026
New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

Flood-hit communities still in clean-up mode after being battered by Cyclone Narelle are on high alert as they keep a wary eye on a new threat developing offshore.

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Robyn Wuth Apr 4, 2026
PNG Chiefs coach reveals NRL recruitment ambitions

The inaugural coach of the PNG Chiefs has declared he has no interest in signing mercenaries looking for a payday as he left the door open for some of the NRL's biggest names to join the start-up fran...

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George Clarke Mar 31, 2026
PNG Barramundis to feature at National Indigenous Cricket Championships

In a historic first, Papua New Guinea's national cricket team are set to participate in next month's National Indigenous Cricket Championships.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 26, 2026
Agency finds political institutions a factor behind corruption findings in PNG, Solomon Islands

A global coalition agency combating corruption has found persistent political failings rated Papua New Guinea the worst country surveyed across the Pacific.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 18, 2026
PNG Attorney General targets alleged funders of highlands tribal warfare

Papua New Guinea Attorney-General Pila Niningi has claimed civic leaders, businessmen and members of parliament from Enga province have been providing money to supply weapons and ammunition for warrin...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 13, 2026
Australia does what it can as US aid cuts savage PNG

In January last year, Havini Vira was overseeing a climate resilience agriculture project across Papua New Guinea. The three-year program funded by the United States was nearing completion with the di...

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Ben McKay Feb 2, 2026
Health agency flags concern following rise in vaping across Pacific

Vaping is on the rise across the Pacific, according to reports from the World Health Organisation, as a number of island governments scramble to respond to an increasing black market for vapes, which...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 29, 2026
Chiefs make major off-field appointment ahead of NRL entry

The Papua New Guinea Chiefs are a step closer to entering the NRL after appointing their inaugural chief executive ahead of becoming the competition's 19th side.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 15, 2026
Lethal raid in PNG province deepens crisis over guns, policing and public trust

The veracity behind police operation in Papua New Guinea — which resulted in five civilian deaths — has prompted calls for an independent investigation over conflicting accounts between po...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 13, 2026
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