By PNG correspondent Natalie Whiting in Bougainville and Pacific Beat staff Updated December 11, 2019 17:38:17 Photo: The referendum was carried out over a two-week period, but is not binding. (ABC News: Natalie Whiting) Bougainville…
Updated November 29, 2019 18:27:14 Photo: Australian PM Scott Morrison met his PNG counterpart James Marape in July. (Facebook) Papua New Guinea’s budget has revealed Australia’s $440 million loan “replaces” a proposed Chinese-backed loan, contradicting…
Updated November 14, 2019 20:47:42 Photo: Behrouz Boochani at Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport. (ABC News: Natalie Whiting) Refugee and author Behrouz Boochani has left Papua New Guinea, more than six years after being sent…
Updated November 09, 2019 16:33:52 Photo: Organisers say kick boxing tournaments in Mount Hagen have reduced petty crime among the town’s young people, who make up the majority of residents. (ABC News: Natalie Whiting) In…
Posted October 15, 2019 16:23:29 Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says he is concerned about millions of unaccounted-for dollars after the country’s hosting of the APEC Summit, but he says it is too…
Posted October 02, 2019 16:35:43 Photo: The spill caused the bay near the Ramu Nickel refinery to turn bright red. (Supplied: Nigel Uyam) A man has died in Papua New Guinea after eating a fish…
Updated September 23, 2019 17:05:23 The Indonesian province of Papua has again erupted in violence after security forces clashed with protesters in at least two population centres. Key points: Hundreds took to the streets in…
Updated September 17, 2019 19:41:26 Photo: The video was shared on social media prompting accusations the act constituted “blackface”. (Twitter) A performance at the Port Moresby headquarters of oil giant Exxon Mobil has sparked controversy…
Updated September 03, 2019 16:05:35 Photo: The four Australians are accused of taking part in a protest in Sorong. (Supplied) Here’s what you need to know this morning. Deported Australians to arrive home Four Australians…
Four Australians who allegedly took part in a pro-independence demonstration in West Papua are being deported, Indonesian immigration authorities have said. The four Australians will be deported via Bali after they were detained during a…