Papua New Guinea

A joint military and police taskforce will be deployed to Papua New Guinea's Hela Province in response to mass killings last week.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission is aiming to enrol hundreds of Bougainvilleans living in remote mining and agricultural communities in Papua New Guinea.

The chief secretary in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says two more Department of Community Government staff had been dismissed.

Census workers facing job lay-offs have protested this morning at Papua New Guinea's National Statistics Office in Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his cabinet will review laws protecting whistleblowers.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, James Marape, says he will come after the perpetrators of a deadly attack in the Highlands on Monday.

Fifteen women and children were massacred in an early morning attack in a village in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region.

East Sepik's executive council in Papua New Guinea has declared the province is going plastic-free.

The Papua New Guinea Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Sir Puka Temu, says changes to the national constitution will be needed if the PNG parliament accepts either of the options in the independence…

The Papua New Guinea Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Sir Puka Temu, says the presence of illegal weapons in Bougainville remains a major concern for both governments.

Papua New Guinea's police minister claims there's a plot involving the former prime minister to have him arrested.

New Zealand is putting more than $US6 million toward vaccination programmes in Papua New Guinea, as the country battles a polio outbreak.

Papua New Guinea's sacked police commissioner Gary Baki is taking legal action to challenge the cabinet decision to replace him.

Police in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville are warning drivers their vehicles need to be registered and road worthy.