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Five accused of PNG black flight meth importation

Authorities have arrested five men after a light plane on-route to NSW from Papua New Guinea was intercepted, allegedly loaded with methamphetamine.

AAP

Newcastle man charged over 'black flight' loaded with $15 million of meth

A NEWCASTLE man is one of five people charged in relation to a 'black flight' from PNG to Australia that had 52 kilograms of methamphetamine onboard with a street value of $15 million.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands of Papua New Guineans caught up in Golden Sun movie review 'pyramid scheme'

Thousands of Papua New Guineans fall victim to a scheme that promises money in return for reviews of 15-second blockbuster movie clips.

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NRL open to expansion in 2025, PNG a legitimate option

The NRL has given the greatest indication yet a Pasifika side based largely out of Papua New Guinea could be a legitimate expansion chance for 2025.

AAP

Murdered PNG official's secret deals raise questions over Australia's foreign assistance program

Fego Kiniafa was a top PNG businessman who workers called "The Chief". Last year he was brutally murdered and now an investigation has uncovered secret business deals that raise serious questions about who Australia chooses to partner with under its foreign assistance programs.

ABC News

David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated

Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape orders corruption watchdog to investigate PNG Ports

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape says the country's corruption watchdog will investigate the state-owned PNG Ports Corporation in response to revelations by the ABC.

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PM to work with PNG following hostage release

The government has offered its thanks to Papua New Guinea for securing the release of an Australian professor held hostage by armed criminals.

The New Daily

Archaeologist Bryce Barker home in Toowoomba after being held hostage in PNG for a week

Australian archaeologist Bryce Barker touched down in Toowoomba on a specially chartered flight on Monday night. A colleague says his arrival brought an "enormous sense of relief".

ABC News

Professor freed from PNG criminals returns to Toowoomba

An archaeologist has returned to Australia after being released by armed criminals who were holding him and three others hostage in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.

The New Daily

Professor freed from PNG criminals returns to Australia

Archaeologist Professor Bryce Barker has returned to Australia after being released by criminals who took him and three others hostage in Papua New Guinea.

AAP

PNG police hunt for kidnappers who took archaeology research group hostage, as Australian professor flies home

Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.

ABC News

Papua New Guinea hostage taking a ‘spur of the moment decision’

Gang who captured Prof Bryce Barker and his research team wanted compensation after two members shot at logging site

The Guardian - AU

Australian professor freed from PNG hostage situation

An Australian-based professor and other hostages taken captive in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea have been freed.

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Inside rescue mission to free Australian professor taken hostage by armed bandits in PNG jungle

An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.

AAP

'No guarantees' but PNG hopeful hostages will be freed

PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko says a cross-agency negotiating team is hopeful of securing the release of three hostages taken captive in his country.

AAP

Stern warning to PNG kidnappers after hostage released

Kidnappers have released one of four people taken hostage in remote Papua New Guinea, but an Australian professor remains captive.

The Guardian - AU

PNG hostage freed but Australian professor and two local researchers still held captive

Papua New Guinea police warn against circulation of fake news as negotiations continue with gunmen

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Bottles of Coke, all-day games and child prodigies — how darts has taken Papua New Guinea by storm

After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.

ABC News

PNG Prime Minister James Marape announces release of hostage but Australian remains captive

One of the Papua New Guinean women being held hostage in the country's highlands has been freed, but the Australian professor remains captive.

Al Jazeera

Mosquito-borne diseases become climate reality in warming Pacific

Disease surveillance by the WHO shows mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever are rising sharply.

The Guardian - AU

Papua New Guinea’s draft media policy is an attempt to legitimise government control over journalists

Reporters need protection from violence and intimidation – not a law that makes it easier to sack them

ABC News

Hostage takers demand ransom in exchange for release of Australian professor kidnapped in PNG

The Australian professor was conducting a field study with three female researchers when a group of armed men abducted them, took them to a secret location and demanded money for their release.

AAP

Lethal force on the table in PNG hostage situation

An Australian professor and three university students remain captive in remote Papua New Guinea after being taken hostage at gunpoint.

AAP

Australian academic taken hostage at gunpoint in PNG

Armed men have taken an Australian archaeologist and university students hostage in Papua New Guinea and are demanding a ransom from the two governments.

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