When Fan Haoyu boarded a flight to Papua New Guinea in the summer of 2021, even the airline staff seemed confused. “Where is that country? People still go there?” one asked the passenger ahead of him.

In fresh support announced on Monday, Australian taxpayers will also pay for new rifles, barracks and pilot training for the PNG Defence Force, on top of a new $150m training package, and $25m for ...

Papua New Guinea coach Tahnee Norris has hailed the young talent emerging for the Orchids, with four members of the Prime Minister's XIII team to play Australian still in their teens. Fullback Fleur ...

Oman took on Papua New Guinea in the 9th Match of Group 3 at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025. The match was played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat ...

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea signed a joint defense pact, as Canberra pushes to curb China’s influence in the region. The treaty was signed in Canberra on Monday by Australian ...

MELBOURNE – Australia and Papua New Guinea’s defense forces will be integrated under a new security pact that will be signed this week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, as ...

The sailback houndshark was first described as a new genus and species in 1973. Sagumai et al. / Journal of Fish Biology, 2025 In July 1970, a fisherman caught an unfamiliar shark in Papua New ...

Papua New Guinea has selected “Papa Buka” as its inaugural submission to the Academy Awards, marking the first time the Pacific nation has entered the international feature film category at the Oscars ...

The World Bank's Papua New Guinea (PNG) Economic Update offers a comprehensive evaluation of the country's economy, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth, macro-fiscal ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This Selected Issues paper proposes to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) authorities’ fiscal framework by introducing a ...

The partnership of TotalEnergies and Petronas has secured a deepwater drilling unit for a frontier exploration well in Papua New Guinea. TotalEnergies as operator awarded a contract to US company ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...