Papua New Guinea
Sport: PNG Hunters release two more players
Discipline issues continue to plague the Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team, with two players released from the squad indefinitely.
Costly police hunt for PNG criminal
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner says the hunt for notorious criminal gang leader Tommy Baker has been scaled down.
MP refuses to provide evidence backing PNG PM citizenship claims
A Papua New Guinea MP has refused to provide evidence regarding his claims that Prime Minister Peter O'Neill holds dual citizenship which could disqualify him from his post.
Funding lack threatens Bougainville vote preparations
Bougainville's chief referendum officer, Mauricio Claudio, says just a fraction of the funding promised by the Papua New Guinea national government has been received.
Time tight for Bougainville referendum preparation
Bougainville's chief referendum officer, Mauricio Claudio, says there are significant time pressures as the region prepares for a vote on independence from Papua New Guinea. Audio
Aus govt cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempts - advocate
The Australian election result has precipitated a wave of suicide attempts among Manus Island refugees that the government can no longer ignore, a refugee advocate says.
PNG leader welcomes new NZ high commissioner
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has welcomed the New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Philip Taula.
Sport: PNG tennis player wins pro event in Singapore
Papua New Guinea tennis player Abigail Tere-Apisah has made history as the first Pacific Island woman to win a professional singles title.
Armed officers deployed to Solomons border with PNG
Police in Solomon Islands have deployed armed officers to the Shortland Islands to help secure the maritime border it shares with Papua New Guinea.
PNG reviewing citizenship of all MPs
Papua New Guinea's attorney general has initiated a review of the citizenship status of all the country's 111 MPs.
PNG opposition puts motion against PM on ice
Papua New Guinea's opposition says it is withdrawing its motion of no confidence against prime minister Peter O'Neill, but is likely to lodge a new one soon.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 May 2019
The Cook Islands secretary of health, Josephine Herman, said the country is managing to contain the latest outbreak of dengue; The local government of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands has bought… Audio
Duke of York families displaced after major PNG quake
Authorities in Papua New Guinea's Islands region are still assessing damage from last week's major earthquake which has displaced at least 100 people on a small island.
Church in PNG housing people in informal settlements
A Catholic Archbishop in Papua New Guinea says he hopes the rest of the country can learn from his efforts to house internal migrants.
Sport: PNG Hunters stay winless at home
The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team remain winless at home this season following a 28-6 defeat by the Wynnum Manly Seagulls on Sunday.
Sport: PNG Hunters challenged to step up game
The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby team are being urged to lift their game after a horror start to this year's Intrust Super Cup campaign.
