The Latest Breaking News from Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape may have been speaking on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday. But what they said will be felt across the playing fields of the NRL and regional geopolitics.

Papua New Guinea police have shot a young mother dead at a polling station in the capital, Port Moresby, during national elections, according to a news report

Huge political rallies have been held across the country and the voting will take place over the next three weeks, with the incumbent and the former prime ministers tipped as the two most likely candidates to take power.

The results will impact not only domestic policy but also the wider Pacific and geopolitical landscape

Election-related deaths plague lead-up to voting day in election closely watched by China and Australia

The COVID pandemic slowed mining operations across the Pacific. But as economic activity returns, an Australia-based company is poised to pursue what would be the largest mine in Papua New Guinea’s history.

New research conducted in a remote area of Papua New Guinea supports the idea that our reaction to music is not innate but instead a learned response.

Fossil likely belongs to a unique genus of more primitive kangaroo found only in Papua New Guinea

A fossilised kangaroo jaw discovered in the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1970s has been reclassified as a new primitive species that may have migrated north between 5-8 million years ago.