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Bougainville's destructive goldmine could also be its $90 billion key to independence

This Bougainville community is living on a literal goldmine, but some residents say that despite it being abandoned for decades, it poses a risk to their environment and human rights.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

India's Modi lands in Papua New Guinea to host senior leaders at forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Port Moresby to host the third Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC), which brings together leaders and top officials from New Delhi and 14 Pacific Island nations.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Major route into the Kokoda track appears to have been blockaded amid tour operator feud

A major route into the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea's Central Province appears to be blockaded, amid a feud between a trekking operator and the track's managing authority.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

Bureau of Meteorology considering change to El Niño and La Niña definitions

The Bureau of Meteorology is in discussions with international atmospheric agencies to overhaul how La Niña and El Niño are defined, potentially rewriting the record books of global weather history.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Mental health programs for new mothers struggle to meet demand in Western Sydney

Perinatal organisations are being forced to turn away women struggling with homelessness and mental health due to a surge in demand across Western Sydney.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Douglas ‘Mootijah’ Shillingsworth's death from ear infection while in custody was preventable, inquest finds

A coroner finds the failure to identify and treat an Indigenous inmate's ear disease precipitated the man's death in custody and recommends a trial of Medicare for Aboriginal people in custody.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Severe erosion leaves Sydney's beaches 'sitting ducks' for future wild weather

Erosion on Sydney's beaches is nearing a dangerous tipping point, an expert warns, with up to 30 metres stripped off some beaches and another La Niña event expected later this year.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

NSW flood victims return home to wreckage, water yet to recede in parts of Hunter and Central Coast

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Healthcare workers threaten more industrial action after turning down 3pc pay rise offer

Nurses and midwives in NSW reject the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise and will consider further industrial action.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

Anniversary of Delta lockdown in NSW marked with trepidation as scars remain

A year on and the echoes of NSW's Delta lockdown remain for many. In parts of Sydney hardest hit by the lockdown, the path back has been slow and challenging.

ABC News · Jun 25, 2022