Australia has signed a deal to fund a new Papua New Guinea team to join Australia's National Rugby League 2028 competition.

Johnston has represented his birth nation Australia and his Papua New Guinean heritage internationally, winning one cap for ...

Australian government will invest £300m in a new rugby league team based in Papua New Guinea. But there’s a catch – and it ...

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to ...

Australia has inked a AU$600 million rugby partnership with Papua New Guinea in a bid to keep China out of the Pacific island ...

A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while denting China’s regional security push.

Papua New Guinea is set to enter Australia's National Rugby League in 2028, following a security deal with Australia. Australia will provide Papua New Guinea 600 million Australian ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to ...

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 ...

It’s the giving season and Australia has been exchanging hard cash for favors with Papua New Guinea and Nauru that gives it ...

Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister ...

A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with Australia's security support for its Pacific neighbour ...