The Latest Breaking News from Papua New Guinea

Local government hopes reopening of mine – once world’s most profitable – will support bid for independence from Papua New Guinea

While the island country’s leader James Marape missed attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics last Friday, he was still able to hold virtual talks with Premier Li Keqiang

Boris Johnson has announced he will resign as Tory leader - and for so many MPs it was a very, very long time coming. We look back on his 50 worst lies, gaffes and scandals since the start of his career

Justice minister says state lacks ability to humanely execute those convicted, while PM says PNG is a ‘Christian nation’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed a $580 million port upgrade deal with Papua New Guinea's leader James Marape.

Globally, only Papua New Guinea has more mangrove species than Bhitarkanika National Park in the State

Authorities have called for calm while announcing the first case of the virulent strain of Covid-19

The largest international study on rape, carried out by the United Nations for two years involving 10,000 men from Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka, was published in 2013. The study found that rape is not a rarity: one in four men interviewed had raped someone…

The head of the security company that was in charge of the Manus Island detention centre during February's fatal riot has strongly rejected suggestions it invited Papua New Guinea police inside the fence.