Government cash splash ramps up pressure on NRL to grant PNG 18th licence

Government cash splash ramps up pressure on NRL to grant PNG 18th licence

The federal government has just made its position clear on where the league’s 18th club should be based.

  • byAdrian Proszenko

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Cruelty is not an accident of modern politics,it’s a feature

Cruelty is not an accident of modern politics,it’s a feature

Too many politicians are seeking to fight a populist battle against an easily vilified enemy.

  • bySean Kelly
Victorian barristers,judges visit PNG to train student lawyers

Victorian barristers,judges visit PNG to train student lawyers

Victorian barristers and judges have spent time in Papua New Guinea providing training for the country’s student lawyers to help bolster PNG’s law and justice sector.

  • byChris Vedelago
This mysterious and intriguing island sits right on our doorstep,yet Australians rarely visit

This mysterious and intriguing island sits right on our doorstep,yet Australians rarely visit

This is adventure. It’s the sort of thing that will make you feel that you’re far,far from home. And yet it’s all on our doorstep.

  • byBen Groundwater
US signs new security pact with PNG amid competition with China

US signs new security pact with PNG amid competition with China

The defence and maritime surveillance agreement will help improve regional stability and enhance the PNG’s defence force capability.

  • byKirsty Needham andNick Perry
Quad? When it comes to the US,domestic politics trumps everything
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Quad? When it comes to the US,domestic politics trumps everything

Biden’s decision to pull the plug on a much-anticipated trip to Australia to resume talks on the US debt crisis does not reflect well on America’s reliability as a partner.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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Outcry over daughter’s coronation trip TikToks forces minister’s resignation

Outcry over daughter’s coronation trip TikToks forces minister’s resignation

The videos highlighting first class travel and high-end shopping on the public purse attracted a fierce reaction.

  • byVictoria Ward
Porters block Kokoda Track over feud between Australian company and PNG

Porters block Kokoda Track over feud between Australian company and PNG

Disgruntled tour porters are blocking the Kokoda Track after the company had its licence cancelled for “attempting to evade payment of trekking fees”.

  • byOlivia Ireland
‘He went out with a bang’:Tributes for father-of-five who died on Kokoda Track

‘He went out with a bang’:Tributes for father-of-five who died on Kokoda Track

Army veteran Paul Miller died after suffering what is believed to be a heart attack on his second day hiking the track with his teenage son.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Australian man dies on Kokoda Track

Australian man dies on Kokoda Track

The man was airlifted to Port Moresby before the rest of the group continued on the trail.

  • bySarah Keoghan
Five accused of PNG black flight meth importation caught in Qld

Five accused of PNG black flight meth importation caught in Qld

Five men are accused of importing $15 million worth of methamphetamine after a plane from Papua New Guinea was intercepted in rural Queensland.

  • byNick Gibbs