Bougainville

Officials from the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments have been nutting out the meaning of independence and greater autonomy.

A former president of Bougainville has been dumped from a key post because he tried to bypass the Autonomous Bougainville Government.

Bougainville's referendum, this year, on whether to gain full independence from PNG is the culmination of a peace process that began in 1997.

The miner, RTG, has responded to recent criticism from the Autonomous Bougainville Government President, John Momis.

The Papua New Guinea opposition MP Belden Namah says the government must respect the outcome of the Bougainville referendum.

Bougainvilleans have been urged to present a unified front when they vote in the upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea.

The United Nations has told Bougainvilleans it does not recognise the kingdom proclaimed by a controversial money scheme operator in the south of the Papua New Guinea autonomous region.

Papua New Guinea's minister of Bougainville Affairs, William Samb, has called on the Bougainville government to forget about talking to investors in the Panguna mine until after the referendum on…

The general secretary of the Papua New Guinea Trades Union Congress, John Paska, hopes Bougainville chooses to stay part of PNG.

A Bougainville landowners' group and miner RTG have hit back after more criticism from President John Momis.

A roadshow around Bougainville to highlight the referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea got underway in Arawa on Tuesday.

The President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government in Papua New Guinea, John Momis, says the lack of a jail contributed to the recent violence in Buka.

The President of Bougainville says landowners who criticise the government's proposed mining law changes have been misled.

Bougainville's president has taken part in a unity ceremony with Mekamui separatists.

The people of Bougainville need to understand their upcoming independence referendum is not binding, PNG's prime minister says.

A Bougainville landowner group says the government's link with Australian company Caballus will destroy the Papua New Guinea autonomous province's ability to secure international finance.

When the women of Bougainville march today to mark International Women's Day, the recent violence in Buka will be at the front of their minds.