Papua New Guinea
Vaccine sceptics in PNG parliament asked to shut up
PNG's government is under pressure to clarify its message about Covid vaccination, and MPs who spread baseless claims about vaccines have been asked to shut up.
PNG Hunters announce preliminary squad for 2022
The Papua New Guinea Hunters have selected a 32 man preliminary squad to contest the 2022 Intrust Super Cup rugby league competition.
Progress on domestic violence 'very slow' in PNG
Papua New Guinea's government has again been urged by the international community to address gender-based violence and other persistent human rights problems. Audio
COP commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
Despite a mixed response to COP26, Papua New Guinea's delegation is encouraged by new commitments made on protecting rainforests.
PNG COP26 delegation encouraged by commitments
Papua New Guinea's delegation is encouraged by new commitments made in Glasgow to protecting rainforests. Audio
Bougainville hoping it won't need to extend lockdown
The pandemic controller in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says the lockdown could be extended but there are no such plans at the moment.
UN review: Lots to work on for PNG's human rights
Papua New Guinea has been told to do more to fix a wide range of persistent human rights issues, in a UN review.
PNG women's cricketers forced to withdraw from World Cup qualifiers
The Papua New Guinea women's cricket team have withdrawn from the World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe after several squad members tested positive for Covid-19.
Research helping explain PNG's persistent sorcery violence
Researchers uncover some of the mysteries around sorcery related violence in PNG. Audio
Worrying facts uncovered in PNG sorcery research
Researchers have found that Papua New Guinea police do follow up reports of sorcery related violence, but not often enough.
Questions over discretionary covid funding given to PNG MPs
A Papua New Guinea academic is asking questions about what happened to the millions of dollars given to MPs to be spent on health
Bougainville to go into lockdown
The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is going into a two-week lockdown from midnight Sunday.
PNG to construct gold refinery and mint
The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister has signed an agreement for construction of a national gold refinery and mint.
