Papua New Guinea
Sport: PNG cricketers fight back to earn tie v Australian Indigenous
Papua New Guinea and the Australian Indigenous cricket teams could not be separated in their second 50-over match in Brisbane.
Sport: PNG Hunters skipper Ase Boas wins top award
The Papua New Guinea Hunters have won big at the Queensland Rugby League Awards Night, with captain Ase Boas voted Intrust Super Cup player of the year and Michael Marum coach of the year.
Refugee with heart issues deported back to Manus
Australia has deported a 58-year-old Rohingyan refugee back to Papua New Guinea's Manus Island after he received healthcare for a heart problem.
PNG opposition unveils shadow cabinet
Papua New Guinea's opposition has announced a shadow cabinet.
Sport: PNG Barramundis seek consistency
The Papua New Guinea men's cricket team is seeking more consistency in the field in their second match against an Australian Indigenous side.
PNG govt plans major redevelopment of hospitals
Papua New Guinea's government says it plans a redevelopment of the main hospital in each of the country's provinces.
PNG police warn brawling school students
Brawling students from two secondary schools in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province have been warned of police intervention if fighting erupts again.
PNG doctors union to defy minister's gag order
The secretary of Papua New Guinea's Doctor's Association says it will not be silenced about critical public health issues.
Bigeye tuna stocks recovering
The eight member fisheries coalition, the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, says its leading role in conserving Bigeye tuna stocks has helped recovery of the resource.
Kundiawa seat declared in PNG election
Papua new Guinea's Electoral Commission has declared a result in one of the last two seats to be finalised from the general election.
Manus Island detainees moved to Port Moresby
A growing number of detainees is being transferred from Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to Port Moresby with the understanding they will not be returning to the detention centre.
PNG Treasurer launches plan to rescue economy
Papua New Guinea's Treasurer has unveiled a 100-day plan to initiate implementation of the government's economic growth policy.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 August 2017
Fresh elections are called after Tonga's king dissolves parliament; New PNG lands minister promises top to bottom cleanout; Sport: Only Samoa and Guam left in Pac Games race; Health and housing are… Audio
New PNG lands minister promises top to bottom cleanout
There will be a top to bottom cleanout of corruption within Papua New Guinea's Lands Department, according to its new minister Audio
Sport: PNG cricketers open tour with heavy defeat
Papua New Guinea crashed to an 84 run defeat by the Australian Indigenous team in the opening match of their month-long tour of Queensland and Northern Territory.
Sport: PNG Hunters given wake-up call before finals campaign
The Papua New Guinea Hunters suffered a shock 26-18 defeat to bottom club Tweed Heads in the final round of the Intrust Super Cup regular season.
PNG tells Australia not to close detention centre
Papua New Guinea has told Australia it cannot close the Manus Island detention centre at the end of October and leave asylum seekers in PNG.
New minister aims to clean up corrupt PNG Lands Dept
Papua New Guinea's new Lands Minister says it is his mission to clean up the entrenched corruption in the Lands Department.
Former PNG border agency head shot dead on Moresby freeway
The former head of Papua New Guinea's Border Development Authority has been shot dead in his car on a Port Moresby freeway.
Little support for renewed Bougainville mining says group
A spokesperson for a Bougainville group opposed to a resumption of mining says hardly anyone supports the plan.