Pacific Island Bougainville's Independence Path Relies on Economy, Says PNG's Marape
Bougainville was PNG's economic powerhouse for two decades until 1989, when a bloody civil war erupted over revenue from ...
'Cheaper, reliable, cleaner': Marape announces partial privatisation of state-owned PNG Power
Prime Minister James Marape announced the privatisation at an investment conference in Sydney, saying, "we are sick of this monster that continues to burden us." ...
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Prime Minister James Marape: 'This is bigger than Rugby League'
National Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living ...
NRL team confirmed for PNG in $600m deal that comes with a catch
The deal, bankrolled by taxpayers, will collapse if the Pacific country signs a security agreement with China. Anthony ...
Australia Signs Confidential Security Deal with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a confidential agreement with Papua New Guinea, its second security pact in the Pacific in just under a week, in the latest move by the US ally to attempt to ...
PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape calls for NRL-led visa overhaul
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister says he wants the country’s entry into the NRL to usher in more streamlined visa ...
Rugby League is a ‘critical vehicle for diplomacy’ in the Pacific
Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy says Rugby League is one of the “critical vehicles for diplomacy” in the Pacific. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea ...
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Bougainville’s independence path relies on economy, says PNG’s Marape
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is seeking international investors to re-open one of the world's biggest copper mines, ...