Papua New Guinea
Six more Manus refugees go to the US
Six more refugees have left Australian offshore detention on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island for resettlement in the United States.
PNG PM to front in troubled province
Papua New Guinea's prime minister is today due in the capital of Southern Highlands which is in the grip of politically-driven unrest.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 June 2018
Is Nauru lurching towards authoritarianism?; Head of PNG Highlands emergency operations to work with community; Norfolk wage surge threatens business and jobs; Solomon Islands women encouraged to take… Audio
Head of PNG Highlands emergency operations to work with community
The man appointed to oversee Papua New Guinea's State of Emergency operations in Southern Highlands province says he will work to bring the community on side. Audio
UN withdraws from PNG's Southern Highlands due to unrest
The United Nations has withdrawn eighteen of its staff from the troubled Southern Highlands in Papua New Guinea due to ongoing civil unrest.
Hela landowners vandalise gas project, block road in PNG
Landowner groups have blocked a main road and vandalised equipment belonging to ExxonMobil's LNG gas project in Papua New Guinea's Hela province.
Call for PNG MPs to meet their people
The Papua New Guinea prime minister and other Southern Highlands MPs should meet and talk to their people in the province, the shadow attorney-general says.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 June 2018
Online child abuse and revenge porn, growing issues in Pacific; Pacific scoundrels depicted in new history; Unrest in PNG's Highlands opens deep political divisions; Asylum seeker death on Nauru leads… Audio
Political solution required to end unrest in PNG's Southern Highlands
Unrest in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province is being widely described as a political problem requiring leadership to prevent escalation.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 June 2018
Unrest in PNG's Highlands opens deep political divisions; Asylum seeker death on Nauru leads to a rise in the threat level; Tonga bank voucher a solution to remittance nightmares; Puna retains his… Audio
Unrest in PNG's Highlands exposes deep political divisions
A build-up of high powered weapons is clouding prospects for peace in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province after significant unrest sparked there last week. Audio
Sport: Milford chooses Samoa over Origin as four players defect to NZ
Anthony Milford is swapping maroon for blue after being named in the Toa Samoa squad for Saturday's Pacific Rugby League Test against Tonga.
Sport: PNG ref to officiate league test in Asia
Papua New Guinea referee Paul Wani will take control of today's East Asia Cup rugby league test between Hong Kong and Japan in Tokyo.
Perceptions of corruption behind PNG Highlands unrest
Frustrations over alleged corruption sparked yesterday's unrest in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province.
Shocking election-related unrest in PNG's Southern Highlands
Papua New Guinea's government has declared a state of emergency in Southern Highlands province after supporters of losing candidates in the regional election went on a rampage and destroyed a… Audio
Concerns in Bougainville at delay in key meeting with PNG
Concerns in Bougainville with delays to joint meeting with PNG government. Audio
PNG to declare state of emergency over Highlands unrest
Papua New Guinea is to declare a state of emergency in Southern Highlands province after supporters of losing candidates in the regional election went on a rampage in Mendi.
Protesters in PNG's Mendi torch plane, shut airport
Protesters in the Papua New Guinea southern Highlands town of Mendi have torched a plane and closed the airport.
Seabed mining project in PNG secures funding
The Canadian company looking to mine Papua New Guinea's seabed says it has secured finance to develop the controversial Solwara 1 Project.
Mobile phones exacerbate PNG tribal violence
Mobile phones in PNG are contributing to worse destruction and more killings between warring tribes, an international charity says.
