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Australia's deep concerns about instability in Pacific

Australia's longstanding concerns about unrest in the Pacific have been outlined in cabinet papers from 2003, released to the general public after 20 years.

AAP

PNG shut out China on security, calls for poverty focus

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has warned the West not to solely pour security investment in the Pacific, saying poverty was a major threat.

AAP

Papua New Guinea Will Not Be 'Reckless' With China Loans: PM

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has promised to tread carefully with Belt and Road funding from China, telling AFP on Monday he would not be "reckless" with foreign loans.

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Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea

The Australian government has signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s influence is growing

The Independent UK

Australia to train Papua New Guinea police as two nations strike new security deal

The PNG prime minister, James Marape, said the historic deal did not mean his country was picking between China and the west

The Guardian - AU

Australia, Papua New Guinea Announce Security Deal

Australia clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, bolstering ties to a key Pacific neighbour that has been courted persistently by China.

International Business Times

Australia bolsters security with Pacific neighbour pact

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new security agreement that will allow for greater police co-operation and discussions if either is attacked.

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Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he will sign a security pact with Australia

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he will sign a bilateral security pact with Australia during a visit this week

The Independent UK

The alien hunter: has Harvard’s Avi Loeb found proof of extraterrestrial life?

The astrophysicist and professor likes to ruffle feathers – and says his critics are merely jealous. He discusses UFOs, interstellar objects and the risks of his all-consuming search

The Guardian - UK

Papua New Guinea cancels flights, plans evacuation after volcano erupts

The South Pacific nation downgrades its alert level, but warns the Ulawun outburst could continue ‘indefinitely’.

Al Jazeera

Alert level downgraded for Papua New Guinea's tallest volcano

Authorities are downgrading the alert level for Papua New Guinea’s tallest volcano and ruled out a tsunami one day after Mount Ulawun erupted, spewing smoke as high as 15 kilometers, or more than nine miles into the sky

The Independent UK

PNG Kumuls blitz Fiji to win Pacific Bowl final

Papua New Guinea ambushed Fiji in Port Moresby to win the Pacific Bowl final 32-12 after racing to a 26-0 lead at halftime.

AAP

PNG to investigate corruption claims in Australia-funded refugee program

Papua New Guinea’s immigration minister John Rosso says whistleblower’s ‘serious allegations’ revealed by the Guardian have prompted audit

The Guardian - AU

Fiji overpower Papua New Guinea in Pacific Bowl clash

Fiji have run in seven tries, with Maiko Siva bagging a double, as they stormed to a 43-16 victory in the Pacific Bowl league tournament.

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The Guardian - AU

From heavy metals to heavy metal: Bougainville’s unlikely musical obsession

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Last refugees in Papua New Guinea to begin leaving ‘within weeks’ after Australian funding runs out

Exclusive: Men left without healthcare and facing eviction, while local businesses are owned tens of millions of dollars

The Hindu

Capital to host second edition of the International Indie Music Festival in November

It is organised by the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Kovalam, in collaboration with the Lazie Indie music magazine. It will provide a platform for local indie bands as well as bring independent bands from as far as Papua New Guinea and Armenia. The festival will feature 15 bands representing…

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Lachlan Lam guides PNG to big win over Cook Islands

Papua New Guinea half Lachlan Lam was at his brilliant best in a 46-10 Pacific Bowl win over Cook Islands in Port Moresby.

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The Guardian - UK

Refusing to fly has lost me my job as a climate researcher. It’s a price worth paying

My company in Germany has demanded my swift return from climate-change fieldwork near Papua New Guinea. I can’t comply, says social scientist Gianluca Grimalda

The Hindu

Cabinet nod to digital pacts with France, Trinidad and Tobago, Papua New Guinea

Cabinet approves 3 MoUs with France, Trinidad & Tobago, Papua New Guinea in digital tech. Pacts to further cooperation goals, promote India Stack & lead Global South in building Digital Public Infrastructure.

The Hindu

Cabinet approves India's digital tech pacts with France, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago

The MoU is likely to enhance bilateral cooperation in digital technologies.

The Guardian - AU

PNG threatens to send refugees back to Australia unless it keeps funding humanitarian program

Exclusive: Papua New Guinea official accuses Australia of abandoning 70 men but government maintains it has no responsibility for them

AAP

Australia, PNG work to ink delayed defence pact

Defence Minister Richard Marles and Papua New Guinea counterpart Win Bakri Daki have discussed security partnerships as the pair work on a new security pact.

AAP

De Belin named for PNG's end-of-year Tests

Jack de Belin has decided to play for Papua New Guinea in the end-of-season Pacific Championships, a year after shutting the door on representing the nation.

AAP

Australia says it has no duty to asylum seekers in PNG

Australia says Papua New Guinea is in charge of former Manus Island detainees who have been evicted from temporary accommodation.

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