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Papua New Guinea Will Have Its Very Own Team In The NRL From 2028 & Pls Call Them The Dugongs

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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

The Independent UK

Australia To Spend $385 Mn On PNG Rugby League Team With Eye On China

Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a rugby league team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.

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PNG entry reflects NRL expansion mindset at its best

The entry of a PNG NRL side in 2028 will take rugby league to a new frontier in another sign of how the game thrives on bold and visionary expansion decisions.

AAP

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

The Independent UK

China benched, PNG takes field in sport-security pact

Australia is putting $600 million towards a team from Papua New Guinea joining the NRL but will pull its support if Port Moresby breaks "strategic trust".

AAP

PM bets his 'life' NRL players will be safe in PNG

The NRL will feature a Papua New Guinea-based franchise from 2028 after two years of planning culminated in an official announcement in Sydney.

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Bougainville open for investment and trade: president

A resource-rich Bougainville could play an important part in the global transition to green energy, its president says as he invites international investment.

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Don't leave locals behind, PNG PM warns investors

Troubles in an autonomous province in Papua New Guinea have been used as a cautionary tale for those looking to profit in the developing nation.

AAP

PNG to turn pipeline NRL dream into bona fide reality

Papua New Guinea NRL officials will be able to begin plans for a club name and colours once NRL expansion is confirmed, along with a location for their village.

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NRL's PNG team expected to be confirmed next week

Papua New Guinea's NRL dream is set to become a reality as soon as next week, when the Prime Minister of the rugby league-mad nation visits Australia.

AAP

‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried

Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29

The Guardian - AU

Kokoda track shut indefinitely after PNG landowners demand payments

Mount Kodu landowners petition prime minister to pay outstanding commitment the government made to them to preserve the track

The Guardian - AU

South Pacific nations back PNG NRL bid, PM gives update

The PNG NRL bid has strategic support of South Pacific nations as Anthony Albanese said "the final details" of government funding for the bid has been reached.

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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Visits Landslide Site

Prime Minister Marape visits landslide site in Papua New Guinea, faces challenges in recovery efforts. Ground instability hinders debris removal, while sur...

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Papua New Guinea’s PM makes first visit to site of deadly landslide

James Marape apologises for not making journey sooner, as ongoing instability hampers recovery and poses risk to residents

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea prime minister visits site of massive landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a massive landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea PM blames extraordinary rainfall for deadly landslide

James Marape says the estimated death toll is more than 2,000 people, as rescue efforts in Enga province continue

International Business Times

Aid Reaches Papua New Guinea Landslide Site

Supplies of food and medicine were beginning to arrive at the scene of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea Wednesday, with aid workers discovering children rendered mute by the shock of the disaster.

The Independent UK

Over 100 feared dead in landslide in remote part of Papua New Guinea, with rescue efforts underway

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide that buried a village in a remote, mountainous part of Papua New Guinea

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