PAPUA New Guinea coffee has entered the international market, making the organic coffee a hit among coffee drinkers around ...

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government continues to punish the non-competitive sectors within its economy. In 2022, the government introduced a ‘dominant player’ levy and, in 2023, replaced the levy by ...

Australia has signed its first alliance in 70 years. In a battle for Pacific influence, is it a threat to China? On signing the treaty, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (seated right, next to PNG Prime ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face “emerging threats” to their security, a new defence treaty seen by the AFP news agency says.

The exploitation of natural gas resources looks set to transform Papua New Guinea’s wealth profile and social structure. The downside is the possibility that its undeveloped infrastructure and ...

On September 17, Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a mutual defense treaty known as the Pukpuk Treaty. “Pukpuk” is a local word in PNG for crocodile, and Canberra has touted the Pukpuk ...

A major defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has failed to get over the line today, with the countries resorting to signing a communique in lieu of the actual document. Papua New ...

Ishmael Toroama (left), president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, presents the Melanesian Agreement (June 2025) alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right). Credit: Facebook / ...

The only electricity provider in PNG is more than $1.5 billion in debt and trading while insolvent, financial documents show. More than 80 per cent of people in PNG don't have access to mains power — ...