How four pillars on the Kokoda Track will change Albanese forever
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How four pillars on the Kokoda Track will change Albanese forever

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lurches out of the PNG jungle at Isurava shrine,four words will be etched on his psyche.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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Albanese to trek Kokoda in campaign for PNG’s hearts and minds

Albanese to trek Kokoda in campaign for PNG’s hearts and minds

Two days after China’s top diplomat poured scorn on AUKUS during a Port Moresby visit,Albanese will be the first Australian PM to walk the Kokoda Track while in office.

  • byMatthew Knott
Eighty years on,Andrew Forrest closes in on family’s biggest mystery
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Eighty years on,Andrew Forrest closes in on family’s biggest mystery

Their family is best known for mining billionaire “Twiggy”,Australia’s richest man. But another personality has haunted the Forrests for decades.

  • byMichael Genovese
Dozens massacred in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea

Dozens massacred in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea

Australia was ready to provide support to the Marape government to quell the violence in Papua New Guinea,Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

  • byTess Ikonomou
‘Don’t give up on us’:PNG leader gives historic address to parliament

‘Don’t give up on us’:PNG leader gives historic address to parliament

In the first address to parliament by a Pacific leader,James Marape said PNG wanted to end its dependence on foreign aid.

  • byMatthew Knott
Allies ‘have to compete aggressively’ with China for Pacific security,US warns

Allies ‘have to compete aggressively’ with China for Pacific security,US warns

A senior US official has made the warning ahead of this week’s address to the Australian parliament by PNG Prime Minister James Marape.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Has one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history been answered? Experts aren’t convinced

Has one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history been answered? Experts aren’t convinced

Earhart was trying to become the first woman to fly around the world in 1937. She and a navigator were headed a tiny coral atoll in the Pacific and were never seen again.

  • byMichael Levenson
Albanese insists Australia remains PNG’s closest friend amid talk of China pact

Albanese insists Australia remains PNG’s closest friend amid talk of China pact

PNG’s foreign minister reveals that China approached the Pacific nation about signing a security and policing deal less than two months after Australia signed its own security agreement.

  • byMatthew Knott
PNG discusses security deal with China despite links to Australia,US

PNG discusses security deal with China despite links to Australia,US

Papua New Guinea will assess if a Chinese offer duplicates security and policing assistance already being offered by Australia and the US,its foreign minister said.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Only 150 kilometres from Australia,this country is another world

Only 150 kilometres from Australia,this country is another world

The media barely reports on PNG,and seldom positively. But there’s a way you can explore this most fascinating destination with ease.

  • byBrian Johnston
The urgent task that awaits Penny Wong on her return

The urgent task that awaits Penny Wong on her return

While Foreign Minister Penny Wong has important work to do in the Middle East this week,there is situation closer to home that should be high on her agenda when she returns.

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