China, Australia and rugby league

Australia strikes ‘rugby diplomacy’ deal with Papua New Guinea to counter China
Australia has struck a “rugby diplomacy” deal with Papua New Guinea to try to curb China’s mounting influence, agreeing to bankroll the Pacific country’s ambitions in the sport while cementing a bilateral security pact.
Australia to spend US$385 million on Papua New Guinea rugby league team with eye on China
SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Dec 12), a move designed to help ward off China.
Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney on Thursday to shake hands over the deal,
Papua New Guinea Gains a Team in Australian Rugby League in Diplomatic Push Aimed at Curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific
Rugby league-Australia to fund PNG team's entry to NRL in 2028
By Kirsty Needham and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League,
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape announced the ‘world first sports diplomacy deal’.
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‘They’ll be more upset’: Albo flagged shift in Australia’s Israel-Palestine position at private Labor event
Exclusive: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged changes to Australia's position on Palestine later this week, ...
Australia news LIVE: Albanese announces NRL deal with Papua New Guinea; Australia supports UN vote demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is holding a press conference with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to announce a $600 million deal for the Pacific nation to join the NRL in 2028. Watch ...
Australia inks $600 million deal to create PNG NRL team
The deal to establish a PNG team comes with a China “escape clause” for Australia that would let it terminate the deal ...
Jewish leader David Ossip explains Anthony Albanese antisemitism press conference snub, praises NSW Premier Chris Minns
New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies President David Ossip has revealed he snubbed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's press conference on the Woollahra vandalism attacks due to the government's ...
Big tech firms like Meta forced to pay for news, under new Albanese government’s ‘news bargaining incentive’ charge
The new plan follows the Morrison government-era system known as the news media bargaining code, which saw companies such as ...
Australia and PNG's $600m NRL deal comes with a security condition
Australia has struck a deal with the Pacific country that will see the NRL feature a PNG side from 2028, but it comes with a catch.
Anthony Albanese is doing ‘permanent damage’ to Australia
Former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger slams Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his response to the rise of antisemitism in Australia.
In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy
The "soft power" aspect to this sports diplomacy initiative has never been a secret. But in the game of regional politics, ...
Australia to spend US$385 million on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team are due to enter the competition “no later” than 2028. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Australia tipped to back UNRWA resolution in UN votes
Anthony Albanese has been accused of “gaslighting the Australian Jewish community” ahead of two United Nations votes involving Israel.