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Anthony Albanese to push ‘family-first’ security treaty in address to Papua New Guinea parliament

Australian PM to call for ‘a swift conclusion to negotiations’ to treaty and say both countries should ‘work as equals with our fellow Pacific states’

The Guardian - AU

PNG has 'appetite' for new defence deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will head to Papua New Guinea on Thursday, with counterpart James Marape showing he's ready for serious reform.

AAP

Security deal to dominate PM's PNG visit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Papua New Guinea, where sewing up a security deal could be a top-priority agenda item.

AAP

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Australia and Papua New Guinea to further defence treaty during Anthony Albanese's visit to Port Moresby

Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister James Marape are expected to sign an agreement advancing a defence treaty between Canberra and Port Moresby, with Australia also to announce plans to open a visa processing office in the country.

ABC News

Albanese sees goodwill in PNG visit

Anthony Albanese will next week make the first visit to Papua New Guinea by an Australian prime minister since 2018.

AAP

Australia's Albanese to visit Papua New Guinea to strengthen economic, security ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday he would travel to Papua New Guinea this week in a bid to boost bilateral ties and aid "friendship" in the Pacific region.

Reuters

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to address Papua New Guinea's national parliament on two-day trip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the Papua New Guinea national parliament and visit the resting place of the late Sir Michael Somare during a two-day visit next week.

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Port Moresby hospital buries unclaimed bodies in mass grave after viral video shows overflowing morgue

Papua New Guinea's health authorities bury 92 unclaimed bodies, including 40 children, after a video showing overflow from a morgue being stored in a shed went viral.

ABC News

COVID vaccine hesitancy leads to child health concerns in PNG

Distrust of COVID-19 vaccine in Papua New Guinea linked to reduction in children receiving more general vaccinations.

Al Jazeera

China funds construction of new military hospital at Papua New Guinea's Taurama Barracks

Beijing is paying $13 million for the construction of a new hospital at Taurama Barracks in Port Moresby, prompting a warning from Australian analysts that the project could be a sign of more spending to come.

ABC News

Albanese to meet with PNG PM in January

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Papua New Guinea in the new year for talks with his counterpart James Marape in the capital Port Moresby.

AAP

Australia leader postpones Papua New Guinea visit due to COVID illness

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has deferred a visit to Papua New Guinea until early next year after testing positive for COVID-19.

Reuters

Papua New Guinea can’t afford Australia and US standoff with China, James Marape warns

PNG prime minister tells west ‘your enemy is not our enemy’ as he tries to steer clear of geopolitical struggle gripping the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

PM eyes security ties on trip to PNG

Australia is looking to clinch a security deal with Papua New Guinea when the prime minister visits for top-level talks on a range of issues.

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Papua New Guinea PM Marape urges miners to go ahead with projects

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Monday urged mining investors to get on with developing their resources, pushing for more downstream processing in the country and more local employment.

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Leeds Rhinos confirm capture of Leigh Leopards and Papua New Guinea centre

Macdonald has signed on a two-year deal in a move that reunites him with Leeds coach Rohan Smith.

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Manus Islander uni graduate calls on PNG women to chase dreams, challenge cultural norms

When Sophie Sindra Hepota, 37, boarded a plane from Papua New Guinea to Australia, she waved goodbye to her husband and young children for three years. Now she wants young women at home to chase their dreams and challenge traditional roles.

The Independent UK

Scientists rediscover lost bird that hadn’t been seen in 140 years

Discovery was made in Fergusson Island, off the east coast of Papua New Guinea in September

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Nipah virus left 100 people and a million pigs dead 20 years ago, and it's on Australia's doorstep

The virus has been found as close as Timor Leste, and a similar one is circulating in Papua New Guinea.

AAP

Jillaroos smash PNG to book WC final spot

Australia have obliterated Papua New Guinea 82-0 to book their place in the Rugby League World Cup final.

The Guardian - AU

Australia rout Papua New Guinea with 15 tries in Women’s World Cup semi-final

Australia’s Isabelle Kelly and Emma Tonagato scored hat-tricks of tries as their side powered past Papua New Guinea 82-0

Newsroom.co.nz

The disturbing rise of sorcery violence in PNG

A deep-seated belief in sorcery in parts of Papua New Guinea is resulting in more and more gender-based violence.

The Independent UK

England dominate Papua New Guinea to seal top spot in Rugby League World Cup group

England 42-4 Papua New Guinea: It took 25 minutes for the hosts to make thr breakthrough but once they did they took the game away from their battling opponents

Leeds Live

Leeds Rhinos youngster Fran Goldthorp struggling to grasp World Cup magnitude after being spotted in Homebase

The Leeds Rhinos youngster has been one of the stars of the tournament.

The Independent UK

England’s new star Victor Radley ready to inflict pain on Samoa in Rugby League World Cup semi-final

Radley was brutish against Papua New Guinea, creating the space and opportunities for the playmakers to exploit, and will be key again as England chase a place in the World Cup final

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