Story Archive
2024-07-05
A new attempt to count Papua New Guinea’s population has been disrupted by unaccountability and disorganization, writes Michael Kabuni.
2024-07-04
Washington has given its territories permission to apply for PIF membership, but with the caveat they can't take foreign policy positions.
2024-06-27
Proposed cuts to the State Department’s budget come as China ramps up its diplomatic presence.
2024-06-27
Unannounced visit by top Melanesian diplomat used by Indonesia to paint Papuan provinces as stable, despite recent deadly clashes.
2024-06-24
Violence has continued in New Caledonia despite France sending hundreds more police and troops.
2024-06-21
“Budget support” loans to PNG since 2020 total nearly A$2.6 billion, says Australia’s foreign affairs department.
2024-06-19
Many tens of thousands of people remain displaced in the Papuan provinces from years of conflict.
2024-06-17
Ability of the government to deliver services is hampered and confidence in the electoral process undermined by inaccurate population figures.
2024-06-11
A disproportionate number of indigenous Kanaks died in violence over controversial French electoral roll changes.
2024-06-10
Prime Minister Jereimiah Manele says his country “will not be forced to take sides” strategically or militarily.
2024-06-06
Angry opposition politicians accuse the parliament’s speaker of bias as he suspends chamber until September.
2024-06-05
They have seen how past ventures cheated them on payments, broke promises, and disregarded local perspectives.
2024-06-01
Lloyd Austin told a major security forum in Singapore the region remains a US priority.
2024-05-30
In State of the Nation address, PM James Marape says “economy has turned the corner.”
2024-05-28
The referendum asks citizens whether they support inserting two articles into the constitution designed to prevent party hopping.
