In a midnight radio address on Papua New Guinea's first day in existence, Sir Michael Somare — a former teacher and radio broadcaster from East Sepik — spoke to the new nation. "I wish to remind all ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape both suggested in recent days the Pukpuk Treaty would go ahead even though Mr Marape’s cabinet had not given it the green light. Under the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday.

A defence deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military, Canberra said on Monday, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing's rising Pacific influence.

NEW DELHI: An Indian warship led the mobile fleet review at the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Papua New Guinea, which is the largest nation in the Pacific Island countries that has been ...

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, deputy commanding general for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (DCG-HI), U.S. Army Pacific, met with senior leaders of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force ...

Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of independence this month. With Independence Day on September 16, the ABC will share special PNG 50 Years content and coverage with audiences via ABC Australia, ...

The 2021 NHL Draft is the last one we will be re-ranking this week, with four years since it took place, and the development of those players starting to become clearer. Players eligible for this ...

A CCTV showed Phillips and a child breaking into a store last month. A New Zealand father who spent nearly four years on the run with his children was killed in a police shootout on Monday, ...

A New Zealand father who absconded with his three children after a dispute with his ex-partner nearly four years ago has been killed by police, authorities have said. Tom Phillips, who had been on the ...

There are more unemployed Americans than open jobs for the first time since 2021, according to government data released Wednesday. The latest JOLTS report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed ...

The unemployment rate for Black Americans hit 7.5% in August, which some economists see as a canary in the coal mine. Unemployment for Black Americans is at its worst level since the pandemic, with ...