HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 | History Defined

PM's XIII splutter to win over Papua New Guinea

Australia's Prime Minister's XIII have ground their way to a 30-18 victory over Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.

AAP · Sep 23, 2023

Festival offer for domestic PNG services in Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram

Festival offer for domestic PNG services in Alappuzha

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

Papua New Guinea to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem

PNG will join handful of nations operating from city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Morrison government struck secret deal to pay PNG to take refugees and asylum seekers

Exclusive: Australian government is refusing to say how much it is giving Papua New Guinea under the agreement

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2023

Dangerous digging, the biggest threat to piped gas network expansion in Bengaluru

Safer, cheaper and far more easier to use than LPG cylinders, Piped Natural Gas (PNG) should have spread its network far and wide across Bengaluru by now. But poor multi-agency coordination triggering dangerous leaks, glaring awareness gaps and lack of an official push have all slowed down network growth.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

Last refugee held on Nauru arrives in Australia

While offshore policy is being wound down, campaigners say ‘dark chapter’ will not end until last refugees leave PNG.

Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2023

Last refugee on Nauru evacuated as Australian government says offshore processing policy remains

Decention centre on Pacific island ‘ready to receive and process’ any new unauthorised maritime arrivals at an annual cost of $350m

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2023

Vanuatu says security deal with Australia to be ratified later this year

The Pacific Islands nation of Vanuatu said on Tuesday a security treaty with Australia would be put to parliament before the end of 2023, as concerns over China in the region saw neighbouring Papua New Guinea delay signing another such treaty.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Bank of China chairman visits Papua New Guinea amid Sino-US strategic rivalry

Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the world's fourth-largest bank seeks an operating licence in the Pacific Islands nation, which is seeking to boost China trade while expanding U.S. defence ties.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

PNG delays bilateral security pact with Australia over sovereignty concerns

The security agreement was committed to in January but PNG is not happy with the proposed wording and has raised concerns with Australia's defence minister.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023