Tribal violence and claims of ‘cannibalism’ in Papua New Guinea have marked the start of 2025 for the Pacific nation as it ...

As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years of independence from Australia in 2025, the government faces a host of other ...

Papua New Guinea's copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, its leader said Wednesday. The region -- home to ...

Prime Minister James Marape has expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Sir Charles Watson Lepani, KBE CBE OBE, a ...

Ishmael Toroama’s life has been dominated by a single ambition. The president of Bougainville, an autonomous island that is ...

The people of Bougainville, an island group in Papua New Guinea, have voted overwhelmingly for independence. Voters had two options - more autonomy, or full independence. Of the 181,000 ballots ...

Papua New Guinea’s copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, its leader said on Wednesday. The region ...

Bougainville's journey to independence captivates the world, a powerful story of struggle, hope, resilience, and renewal as ...

Women in tribal colours attend a Bougainville reconciliation ceremony in November An island group that's part of Papua New Guinea is about to vote on independence. And, if the poll goes as ...

"As we approach 50 years of PNG's independence, PNG's development needs have changed, and so too must Australia's development program," Mr Conroy said. Australia is PNG's biggest development ...

Papua New Guinea is the most populous South Pacific island nation after Australia and was a colony of that near neighbor until independence in 1975. The government estimates Papua New Guinea’s ...