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PNG police hunt for kidnappers who took archaeology research group hostage, as Australian professor flies home

Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.

ABC News

Papua New Guinea hostage taking a ‘spur of the moment decision’

Gang who captured Prof Bryce Barker and his research team wanted compensation after two members shot at logging site

The Guardian - AU

Australian professor and two other hostages freed in Papua New Guinea after a week

A group of archaeology researchers, including the Australian professor, were taken hostage in Papua New Guinea by a gang demanding cash ransom

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Hostages freed in Papua New Guinea after week-long abduction

A New Zealander and two other hostages have been freed in Papua New Guinea, the country's prime minister said Sunday, after they were held for a week in the highlands by an armed group.

Bangkok Post

Australian professor among three hostages released in Papua New Guinea

An Australian archaeologist and two Papua New Guinea researchers held for a week by 20 armed men in a remote part of the Pacific Island nation were released on Sunday, while their captors remain at large, a local official told Reuters.

Reuters

Australian professor freed from PNG hostage situation

An Australian-based professor and other hostages taken captive in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea have been freed.

AAP

Inside rescue mission to free Australian professor taken hostage by armed bandits in PNG jungle

An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.

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Rohan Smith makes Nene Macdonald decision with new star primed for Leeds Rhinos debut

The Papua New Guinea international has been selected after recovering from a quad injury.

Leeds Live

Leeds Rhinos new boy Nene Macdonald relishing Hull clash after four-month layoff

Papua New Guinea star, 28, finally gets to make his debut after almost four months out injured and he's looking to impress from the off in Super League clash at Headingley

Daily Mirror

Stern warning to PNG kidnappers after hostage released

Kidnappers have released one of four people taken hostage in remote Papua New Guinea, but an Australian professor remains captive.

AAP

One woman hostage released in Papua New Guinea, negotiations continue - police

A woman hostage, one of four people held captive by an armed group in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands, was released and negotiations are continuing for a "peaceful resolution" to the situation, the Pacific island nation's police commissioner said.

Reuters

PNG hostage freed but Australian professor and two local researchers still held captive

Papua New Guinea police warn against circulation of fake news as negotiations continue with gunmen

The Guardian - AU

Bottles of Coke, all-day games and child prodigies — how darts has taken Papua New Guinea by storm

After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.

ABC News

Papua New Guinea’s draft media policy is an attempt to legitimise government control over journalists

Reporters need protection from violence and intimidation – not a law that makes it easier to sack them

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Lethal force on the table in PNG hostage situation

An Australian professor and three university students remain captive in remote Papua New Guinea after being taken hostage at gunpoint.

Evening Standard

Papua New Guinea: Police launch operation to free kidnapped Australian university professor and researchers

A police operation was under way on Monday to rescue an Australian university professor and three researchers taken hostage in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Reuters

Several foreigners among those kidnapped in highlands of PNG - police

Papua New Guinea police confirmed on Monday that several foreigners were among those kidnapped by armed criminals in the country's highlands region, hours after sources told Reuters an Australian university professor had been kidnapped in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea police commit to ‘whatever means necessary’ to recover kidnapped Australian professor

The academic, who was conducting studies in the highlands, was taken hostage along with three other researchers

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Australian academic taken hostage at gunpoint in PNG

Armed men have taken an Australian archaeologist and university students hostage in Papua New Guinea and are demanding a ransom from the two governments.

Reuters

Rescue operation for Australian professor, others taken hostage in Papua New Guinea -police

A police operation is underway to rescue an Australian university professor and three researchers taken hostage in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Pacific island nation's police commissioner said on Monday evening.

ABC News

Police operation underway to rescue Australian professor and three colleagues held hostage in Papua New Guinea

Police say they will use lethal force if necessary to secure the release of the group, which was taken hostage in a remote area of Papua New Guinea while conducting a field study.

ABC News

The female defence boss getting Papua New Guinea's planes back in the sky

Lieutenant-Colonel Nancy Wii broke all barriers in Papua New Guinea when she got promoted to commanding officer of the Air Transport Wing. Now she is getting PNG's military back in the skies as the region grapples with China's rising influence.

The Guardian - AU

‘All I know is Australia’: Indigenous man left in immigration detention for more than three years

Gus Kuster is effectively stateless after failed bid to deport him despite being recognised as an Indigenous Australian

AAP

Australia, PNG on track to ink security deal

Australian and Papua New Guinea ministers are meeting to discuss security, increasing access to labour schemes and the NRL's expansion into the Pacific.

The Guardian - UK

How Papua New Guinea are preparing for historic shot at World Cup glory

Pacific island nation will qualify for first World Cup if they win two playoffs and manager Spencer Prior is not wasting a minute

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