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The Australian Army and PNG Defence Force partnered in a series of training activities in Wewak, East Sepik Province for this year’s Exercise Wantok Warrior.

Customs detect and seize a record 15.02kg of cocaine bound for Australia with a street value of over K12.3 million or Australian $5.2 million.

The internal revenue supporting Bougainville’s recurrent and development budgets is only at 7 percent and must be raised to over 50 percent to adequately support the Special Region’s autonomous restructure aspirations.

Papua New Guinea will officially join the Australia National Rugby League in 2028.  

A short video of chewing of betel-nut, its red spittle and vulgar words from two-participants of the 2024 PNG Investment Week conference in Sydney, Australia as gone viral on social media.     

The dream hatched few years back to unite Papua New Guinea through the sport of rugby league is now a reality.  

The Government of Papua New Guinea and Australia agrees to fully implement the security agreement signed in December 2023.    

Newmont has reassured the PNG Government that its operations , commitments and legal arrangements in the country remain unchanged.

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea dismissed an election petition review by Gengewe Neritha Ganzik last Thursday, challenging a National Court decision that rejected her case against the 2022 election result for the Markham Open Electorate. 

Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr has recognized the pressing law-and-order challenges that accompany rapid development, notably increasing crime rates driven by economic pressures affecting communities.