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Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has sounded a note of warning on the eve of Bougainville's independence referendum.

Bougainvilleans are being encouraged to consult with teams holding transitional dialogue on what happens after the upcoming referendum.

The bill that made the most progress through Parliament was also the slowest. It’s a bill to let us make two choices, once.

A new type of government must emerge in Bougainville after the upcoming referendum, says the former leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army.

Referendum fever is peaking in Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville's central town of Arawa.

Power Play - Rumours of dodgy political donations, Winston Peters full of bluster and denial, and potentially a drawn-out series of combative but ultimately meaningless exchanges with the press…

Communities on Bougainville's atolls hope the upcoming independence referendum is an impetus for improved services to the remote islands.

Bougainville's Chief Referendum Officer says its independence vote is set to run smoothly despite an inauspicious start to its preparation.

Polling stations are closing in the Marshall Islands elections, with counting expected to start later tonight.

The rules governing Māori constituencies are not ensuring balanced representation in the communities that need it, Wairoa's mayor says.

Donald Trump told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "act quickly" to reach a deal with the United States.

After the Marshall Islands national election concludes on Monday night, a system for postal absentee ballot voting will return to the republic.

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The president of the Marshall Islands says she's yet to consider whether she'll have another go at becoming president. Audio

The man accused of murdering Grace Millane told police he confessed about burying the British backpacker so her family could have closure.

Renewed phosphate mining on Makatea in French Polynesia has come a step closer, amid resistance by environmental groups. Audio

The third and final reading of the End of Life Choice Bill has been passed in Parliament by 69 votes to 51.

Results in Bougainville's upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea will be delivered in just one announcement.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission is calling for eligible voters who need to make a postal vote to apply to do so quickly.

His departure comes amid turmoil caused by his re-election which was widely seen as fraudulent.