Stories by Johnny Blades

Members of an advisory committee assessing Papua New Guinea's general election have resigned.

Vote counting has finally got underway in the regional seat of Papua New Guinea's National Capital District.

Vote counting is underway in Papua New Guinea's Hela province despite outbreaks of election-related violence there in recent days.

Disquiet about flaws in Papua New Guinea's electoral roll persists as polling continues in the general election.

After a day of chaos in the national capital, Papua New Guinea's national election is stumbling on, reports Johnny Blades from Port Moresby.

As Papua New Guinea's National Capital District goes to the polls today, its governor has warned of attempts to subvert the election.

While it has only just begun, complaints are already surging in about problems around polling in Papua New Guinea's election.

An often rancorous campaign period for Papua New Guinea's national election has concluded.

On the eve of Papua New Guinea's national election, a source of hope within the candidate field of one rural district may not be enough to bring real change. Audio

Amid growing interest about West Papua in New Zealand, Indonesia's new ambassador in Wellington opens up on controversial issues about the region. Video, Audio

Opposition to bauxite mining is coming to a head in Solomon Islands' most remote province. Video

Papua New Guinea's police chief has defended the presence in PNG of an American security firm whose personnel are reportedly to be deported.

This week's visit to New Zealand by a West Papuan independence leader has thrown the polarisation around his cause into stark relief. Video, Audio

A controversial public ban on betel nut in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has been lifted.

A controversial visit by Australia's prime minister to Papua New Guinea has shed little light on how refugees stuck on Manus Island will be resettled.

Papua New Guinea's "father of the nation" Sir Michael Somare has farewelled parliament after five decades in politics.

Papua New Guinea's Treasurer says the country's economy has "fallen off a cliff" under the present government, led by Peter O'Neill.

France has submitted a proposal for boundary negotiations with Vanuatu, amid signs of a change in the way a long-running boundary dispute between Vanuatu and New Caledonia is negotiated.

HIV/AIDS was the poster child of issues confronting Papua New Guinea ten years ago. But since then it's faded from public discourse, as other problems like corruption took precedence, and other health…

Guam's role as the forward strategic point for the projection of US force in the Asia Pacific has made the Micronesian people of this island an unwitting target.

Australia and Indonesia have restored full military ties and agreed to move on from a recent incident related to West Papua.

There are warnings that a major security forces callout to Papua New Guinea's Hela province will not provide a long-term solution to ongoing tribal fighting.

A cricket tournament is underway on Manus involving refugees stuck on the Papua New Guinea Island. Audio

A native of a Bougainville outlier laments how her home island's unique culture is rapidly disappearing in the face of rising seas and lack of basic services. Audio

Indonesia has accused a number of Pacific Islands countries of interfering in its domestic matters regarding West Papua at the United Nations. Audio