Papua New Guinea
Attempted murder charges after attack on Manus Island refugee
Two men on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island will be charged with the attempted murder of a refugee detained there by Australia, PNG police say.
Increase in crime prompts PNG police to divide Port Moresby into zones
Police in Papua New Guinea have divided the capital into several zones in a bid to improve policing in the city.
Morauta says new gas deal could be a disaster for PNG
Papua New Guinea opposition MP, Sir Mekere Morauta, says key agencies were sidelined in negotiations for the Papua LNG deal.
PNG's Highlands Highway cleared
Papua New Guinea's Highlands Highway has reopened after sections were closed last week by landslides.
Bougainville admonished by O'Neill over planned mining change
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has written to the Bougainville government asking it to consult more widely over proposed changes to the autonomous region's Mining Law.
Embattled PNG PM says govt is stable
Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill is playing down the significance of a spate of resignations from his People's National Congress party.
Sport: PNG cricketers regain ODI status
Papua New Guinea have regained one day international status after finishing third at the World Cricket League 2 event in Namibia.
PNG kidnappings for organ harvesting 'fake news'
Social media posts in Papua New Guinea about kidnappers harvesting body organs are totally false, the police say.
PNG government approaches breaking point
Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill is battling increasing odds for political survival after five MPs resigned from his party.
Five members of PNG PM's party resign
Five members of Papua New Guinea's government have resigned from the party of prime minister Peter O'Neill.
O'Neill eyes China's initiative as enabler for rural PNG
Papua New Guinea's prime minister says China's Belt and Road initiative can help enable economic empowerment of his country's rural communities.
Sport: PNG cricketers relying on other results
Papua New Guinea are relying on the cricketing gods to help them regain ODI status and lock in a busy international calendar for the next four years.
Sport: PNG Hunters embarrassed by Burleigh Bears
The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team slumped to an embarrassing 56-4 defeat in last night's Intrust Super Cup clash away to the Burleigh Bears.
Sport: PNG continue to struggle in World Cricket League 2
Papua New Guinea's hopes of qualifying for the 2023 Cricket World Cup are all but over after slumping to a three wicket defeat by Canada in their latest match at the World Cricket League 2 event in…
Strains come to the fore in PNG's founding political party
Major strains are again surfacing within Papua New Guinea's oldest political party, the Pangu Pati.
Suspected Samoa link to cryptocurrency scam
Pacific correspondent Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor looks at how Samoan businesses, churches and individuals have been implicated in a multi-billion dollar global cryptocurrency scam. Also the resignation of… Audio
Morauta calls PNG PM a 'desperate liar'
Papua New Guinea MP and former prime minister, Sir Mekere Morauta, says Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's claims about the Sustainable Development Fund are lies.
Call to end delays around corruption in PNG
A long-touted Independent Commission Against Corruption could be finally about to fly in Papua New Guinea, but the government's critics remain sceptical.