Australia has struck a “rugby diplomacy” deal with Papua New Guinea to try to curb China’s mounting influence, agreeing to ...

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia's rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese ...

The NRL’s landmark $600 million deal with the Australian government for a Papua New Guinea team to join the competition could ...

A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.

The "soft power" aspect to this sports diplomacy initiative has never been a secret. But in the game of regional politics, ...

Australia is putting $600 million towards a team from Papua New Guinea joining the NRL but will pull its support if Port ...

SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime ...

By Kirsty Needham and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby ...

Papua New Guinea will have an NRL team from 2028, becoming the first-non-Australian-based club since the Warriors were established in 1995.

The asylum seekers were sent to PNG more than a decade ago under an offshore processing deal with Australia, which has since ...

A Papua New Guinea rugby league team will be shut down and Australian funding withdrawn if the Pacific nation breaks a ...

THE Ambassador of the European Union, Jacques Fradin, officially opened the Green Diplomacy Week in Papua New Guinea ...