Papua New Guinea
It's calmer at Porgera: What happens when the beefed-up security goes?
The recent violence at Porgera in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, which claimed a number of lives and saw homes destroyed, has been brought under control by a beefed-up security presence.
The need to find other occupations for Porgera illegal miners
The violence at Porgera in Papua New Guinea which claimed a number of lives and saw homes destroyed has been brought under control by a beefed up security presence. Audio
Over a third of PNG's logging exports come from abusive forest clearing practices
Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea say the government must take action to end the widespread abuse of Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs).
PNG woman says indigenous language 'so important to hold on to'
A Papua New Guinean woman on a journey to learn her native tongue says language weeks should only be a starting point.
Eye health centre coming for Port Moresby
It's estimated that 5.6 percent of Papua New Guinea's population aged over 50 years old is living with blindness. Audio
'Preserve, revitalise, and promote' PNG language
Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week is being celebrated in New Zealand for the first time.
PNG police deny human organ smuggling allegations amid rising crime
Stories of human body parts smuggling, and stories associated with PNG, go back many years, but there has not been any confirmation of such practices. Audio
No basis for human body parts trafficking in PNG
Police in Papua New Guinea's second biggest city, Lae, are working to uncover a criminal gang that's methodically attacking and seizing goods from exporters. Audio
PNG pharmacologist appointed to lead Pacific Academy of Sciences
Professor Teatulohi Matainaho has been involved in researching traditional medicine and in drug discovery for diseases, such as malaria, cancer, HIV, and Tuberculosis.
PNG plea for govt action over large scale illegal logging
Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea have gathered in Port Moresby to demand government action.
Panguna mine report set to reveal severe damage and threat to communities
The mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region was the catalyst for the nearly ten-year long civil war through the 1990s.
Biometric voting and national ID: PNG prioritises electoral reform
Work is underway in Papua New Guinea to improve the country's election process.
PNG pulls out of COP29 in protest of 'empty promises and inaction'
PNG's foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko announced last week that PNG would not participate in the 29th United Nations Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties.
Conditional deal for funding of NRL club in PNG
More details have emerged about an Australian government plan to help fund the establishment of an NRL rugby league club in Papua New Guinea Audio
