Papua New Guinea

The liquor ban in PNG's Madang province is illegal, a court has found.

Ready or not, the new-look Papua New Guinea Hunters open their Intrust Super Cup rugby league season away to Tweed Heads Seagulls this weekend.

The United Nations' third attempt to get a response from the Papua New Government on the controversial special agricultural business leases, or SABLs, has come up empty.

The Papua New Guinea Hunters are being tipped to struggle in the Intrust Super Cup rugby league competition this year, following a major overhaul of their playing squad.

Refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru considered to be of "adverse character" will be sent to Christmas Island if they try to come to Australia under new medical evacuation laws.

The rise of Mate Ma'a Tonga continues with blockbuster rugby league tests against New Zealand, Great Britain and Australia all confirmed for later this year.

About a third of lecturers at the University of Papua New Guinea continued their boycott on Wednesday, the interim chancellor says.

A refugee detained on Manus Island has told the UN Human Rights Council to hold Australia accountable for its treatment of asylum seekers.

A pilot project in Papua New Guinea's Highlands aims to empower community-wide participation in governance from local council to district level.

Political leaders and police in Bougainville have made a number of resolutions to ease tensions in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region.

Classes at the University of Papua New Guinea have yet to resume following yesterday's boycott by lecturers and tutors.

New Zealand has been asked to lead a regional support mission to assist with security during Bougainville's independence referendum in October.

Court proceedings have reopened into Papua New Guinea's deadliest maritime disaster.

Authorities in Papua New Guinea say about 80 percent of the country's bridges pose a threat to users.