The Independent27d
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... paid for by those who can afford it. Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced ...
The Independent27d
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
Start your Independent Premium subscription today ... A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.
The Independent26d
Australia deploys rugby diplomacy to tempt neighbour away from China
Start your Independent Premium ... leave shops with looted goods amid a state of unrest in Port Moresby on 10 January 2024. Following the riots, Papua New Guinea revealed that China had proposed ...
Is PNG ready for its biggest year yet?
As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years of independence from Australia in 2025, the government faces a host of other ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation27d
In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy
On the eve of this year's State of Origin grand final ... and went on to become the beloved national sport of an independent Papua New Guinea. Loading... Joram Yalo, a 26-year-old player from ...
Idaho State Journal28d
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National ... and have since been working out specifics. The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in the ...
The State28d
Mining company surveys creek — then rediscovers ‘delicate’ species in Papua New Guinea
The environmental team of a mining company in Papua New Guinea rediscovered a species not seen for 40 years. Screengrab from Peter Unmack's Facebook post Along the small creeks and tributaries of ...
RNZ Pacific News: 2024 In Review
Hundreds are thought to have been buried in their sleep when a devastating landslide hit Yambali Village in the early hours of 24 May. The government paused the excavation of bodies on 7 June due to ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation27d
Why the NRL's expansion into Papua New Guinea is the most ambitious and complex move in rugby league history
There has been plenty of smoke around Papua New Guinea's entry to the NRL ... in Enga called for the government to ban broadcasts of State of Origin due to post-match killings.
National Rugby League28d
United in the stands: PNG NRL team to transform region
Papua New Guinea has its own special and indigenous links to rugby league, including the first State of Origin matches being played at Torokina as Australian troops waited to return home at the ...
The New Zealand Herald26d
Papua New Guinea NRL team highlights need for grassroots investment, says Warriors CEO
Photo / Photosport The announcement of a Papua New Guinea-based NRL team for 2028 highlights ... the NRL should view New Zealand “as another state of Australia” and focus investment on ...