Queues for fuel as PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots

Queues for fuel as PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots

Several Chinese citizens were lightly injured in the chaos,with Chinese owned-stores subjected to vandalism and looting,the Chinese embassy said.

  • byLewis Jackson andAlasdair Pal

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More than a dozen dead in PNG chaos as police strike over missing pay

More than a dozen dead in PNG chaos as police strike over missing pay

The prime ministers of PNG and Australia have called for calm after widespread looting and arson claimed 15 lives in the capital and elsewhere.

  • byLewis Jackson andAlasdair Pal
‘The curse of gold’:Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse

‘The curse of gold’:Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse

Easy to smuggle and sell virtually anywhere,gold continues to fund armed conflict in Africa and child labour in Australia’s region.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Australia urged to back Pacific neighbour’s independence to ward off China

Australia urged to back Pacific neighbour’s independence to ward off China

Bougainville’s renewed push for independence comes amid global concerns about China’s encroachment on Pacific nations such as the neighbouring Solomon Islands.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Why Papua New Guinea should – and shouldn’t – have a team in the NRL
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Why Papua New Guinea should – and shouldn’t – have a team in the NRL

A decision on NRL expansion is yet to be made,but one bidder considers it a “fait accompli” that Papua New Guinea will be the competition’s next team.

  • byAndrew Webster
Westpac keeps Pacific banks as it eyes COVID-19 rebound

Westpac keeps Pacific banks as it eyes COVID-19 rebound

The bank has scrapped a plan to sell its operations in Fiji and Papua New Guinea,in a move welcomed by Canberra.

  • byClancy Yeates
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Refugees in PNG face eviction as Australian taxpayers’ dollars dry up
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Refugees in PNG face eviction as Australian taxpayers’ dollars dry up

Millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money funnelled to PNG to look after the remaining refugees from Australian camps appear to have gone missing.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
The inner-west farm where you dine among barramundi and mushrooms

The inner-west farm where you dine among barramundi and mushrooms

Discover a new dining experience unlike any other in Sydney.

  • byBianca Hrovat
‘Girl from our tribe’:PNG turns green and gold for Matildas star Mary Fowler

‘Girl from our tribe’:PNG turns green and gold for Matildas star Mary Fowler

Her ancestral village of Kira Kira is in full support of the 20-year-old,who is central to Australia’s World Cup hopes following Sam Kerr’s untimely calf injury.

  • byVince Rugari
Offshore detention scandal to send aftershocks across the Pacific

Offshore detention scandal to send aftershocks across the Pacific

The exposure of suspect payments and allegations of bribery and money laundering in the offshore detention program imperils Australia’s position as a trusted influence among Pacific nations.

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Millions of dollars in detention money went to Pacific politicians
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Millions of dollars in detention money went to Pacific politicians

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs oversaw the payment of millions of taxpayer dollars to powerful Pacific Island politicians through a chain of suspect contracts.

  • byNick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger