Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a sporting deal accompanied by strategic and confidential security pact that is ...

SYDNEY -- Australia and Papua New Guinea on Thursday signed a deal to establish a PNG rugby league club in Australia's national competition, a strategic agreement long pursued by Canberra as it ...

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has signalled a further expansion announcement could be imminent ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has set his sights high for the country's new NRL team, aiming for competitiveness and championship glory.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape vowed to NRL bosses Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo after the announcement that a ...

PNG Prime Minister James Marape has assured Australia that the country is fully prepared for its upcoming NRL team, with ...

A historic $600m deal to give Papua New Guinea an NRL team has dashed China’s hopes for a security pact with Australia’s ...

There’s few similarities between the rough and ready game of rugby league and chess. But Australia has used the football code ...

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 is to be the home of the NRL's 18th team, with Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape confirming ...

Australia will support Papua New Guinea with A$600 million over ten years to establish a national rugby league team, aligning with Australia's security efforts in the Pacific. The funding includes ...

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