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Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

Australia stands alongside PNG after landslide: PM

Australia is holding out hope for Papua New Guinea following a deadly landslide, with assistance already underway, the prime minister says.

PNG's National Disaster Centre said more than 2000 people had been buried alive by Friday's landslide in remote Enga province.

The Albanese government will send technical experts and $2.5 million in initial aid as the death toll continues to rise.

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