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Chiefs home in on plans to expand future NRL stadium
The PNG Chiefs will consider major upgrades to their home stadium as the NRL's 1...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
'They wanted my undies': Chiefs embrace PNG welcome
Jarome Luai wasn't left with much when he walked off the field in Port Moresby a...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Future Chiefs star in PNG as Samoa slaughter Kumuls
Jarome Luai and Brian To'o were showered with gifts in their first match in Papu...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG
Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final ber...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Stilt-village kid aims to upstage Luai on PNG arrival
When Papua New Guinea face Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, a five-eighth wi...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair

It's a hazy, sticky afternoon in downtown Port Moresby as a group of teenage boys play rugby league on a field with no grass. A small crowd jeers, mothers sell single cigarettes and lollies under shad...

HPV vaccine rollout in PNG sparks misinformation online

WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAfrican countries are removing an HPV vaccine currently being tested on girls in Papua New Guinea. OUR VERDICTFalse. The vaccine used in PNG is not new and most African countries have...

Meet the mastermind behind Chiefs' NRL talent factory

As chief executive of the PNG Chiefs, Lorna McPherson would love to see her side make the top eight in their foundation season. But beyond a finals finish in their maiden campaign in 2028, she wants t...

'People love him': Luai out to defy critics on PNG soil

Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has little doubt Papua New Guinea will see the real Jarome Luai, as the heavily-criticised five-eighth prepares to play in the country he will call home, following the most di...

More PNG citizens able to enlist in Australian military

More Papua New Guinea citizens have been given a green light to join the Australian military as part of strengthening ties between the two countries.

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Oct 21, 2026
Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG

Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome Luai and Brian To'o prepare to play in Port Moresby for the first time since signing with the PNG Chiefs.

Aussie approach touted to fix PNG teacher crisis

Papua New Guinea should look to Australia's approach to help it solve a looming shortage of its teaching workforce. A report from the Lowy Institute, released on Monday, said Australia's closest neigh...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Oct 19, 2026
The PNG Chiefs must do more to support women facing a domestic violence crisis

In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...

Battle for use of Chiefs NRL team name headed for court

The battle for the NRL's Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) filing proceedings in the NZ High Court.

Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Australia will spend $3 million to buffer Pacific nations against the devastating effects of climate change as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on more nations to help the region.

Why sons of PNG legends were forced to skip World Cup

A hamstring injury has denied Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai the chance to play for Papua New Guinea at the Rugby League World Cup. Bai, the son of Kumuls legend Marcus, is one of the major absences fr...

Fifita leads Australia to 11-try rout in PM's XIII game

A rag-tag Australian side has outclassed Papua New Guinea 60-10 in the annual Prime Minister's XIII clash in Port Moresby. The Australians scored 11 tries and exposed the PNG side's defensive frailti...

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Dave Lyall (AAP) Oct 5, 2026
Bougainville residents rescued after more than two months lost at sea

Three Bougainville residents have been rescued after spending 70 days lost at sea amid a horror couple of months in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 30, 2026
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