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The Guardian - AU · Apr 20, 2023

Tributes flow for SA father and veteran Paul Miller who died during Kokoda Track walk

South Australian man Paul Miller, who died during a fundraising walk along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, is being remembered as a much-loved veteran and father who was a "mate to many".

ABC News · Apr 18, 2023

Australian man dies trekking on PNG’s Kokoda Track

A 48-year-old Australian man has died while trekking on Papua New Guinea's Kokoda Track.

The New Daily · Apr 18, 2023

Four dead and 300 homes destroyed by earthquake in Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 7.0 quake hits remote region to cause deep fissures in land near epicentre at Chambri Lake

Wales Online · Apr 4, 2023

At least four dead, hundreds of homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake

At least four people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in a remote area of northern Papua New Guinea, an official said on Tuesday, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

3 dead as powerful earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

At least three people were killed after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2023

Papua New Guinea East Sepik province hit by 7.1 magnitude earthquake, four dead

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea's East Sepik province.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2023

We provided health care for children in immigration detention. This is what we found

Australia’s immigration policies allow for indefinite locked detention, including for children and families. Detention is mandatory for people arriving without a valid visa – all those who arrived by boat between 2009 and 2013 were held in Immigration Detention Centres in Australia, or in Australian-contracted detention in Nauru or Papua…

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2023

Aussies help PNG women get life-saving cancer treatment

Thousands of Papua New Guinean women will have access to cervical cancer screening under a program supported by an Australian philanthropist group.

AAP · Mar 28, 2023

Hunter students illuminate the future for kids living in energy poverty

Students at Hunter Sports High School have helped illuminate the futures of kids living in energy poverty in Papua New Guinea.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 28, 2023