The Latest Breaking News from PNG

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

The total number of people killed in the landslide in Papua New Guinea’s remote and mountainous Enga Province will probably never be known. Shortly after the entire hillside collapsed on Friday, it was speculated around 150 men, women and children had lost their lives. Such a death toll is tragic…

More than 2,000 people were buried by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the national disaster centre said on Monday, as the government officially asked for international help to reach communities trapped in remote villages where rescue efforts have been hampered by treacherous conditions.

The federal government will provide $2.5 million and consider more aid for Papua New Guinea as the death toll from a landslide rises to more than 2000.

Authorities are trying to establish evacuation centres on safer ground on either side of the massive swath of debris.

From fixing kit issues to dealing with visa problems, the former Brisbane Roar boss faces a huge challenge in trying to achieve a World Cup dream

This year the National Rugby League (NRL) opened its season in Las Vegas. It was an audacious move by the league’s ambitious head honcho Peter V’Landys to showcase the game in the United States – and perhaps to attract some gambling industry attention too.

The Australian government and NRL have held "productive" discussions over the possible inclusion of a team in Papua New Guinea.

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat