The Pacific nation has produced many stars of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) and has long been lobbying to join the ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a sporting deal accompanied by a strategic and confidential security pact that is designed to curb Chinese influence in the Pacific.

The deal, bankrolled by taxpayers, will collapse if the Pacific country signs a security agreement with China. Anthony ...

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

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

The Australian taxpayer will fork out $600 million for a new NRL team in PNG. It is a bold, expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure.

Analysis - The most ambitious, complex and expensive expansion play in rugby league history officially came to life today, ...

The introduction of a PNG team is arguably the single biggest development in the history of the NRL and one that will have an impact across the game and throughout the Pacific.

PNG had a great start on Day One of the 2024 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, with Jhnayali Tokome-Garap and Thomas ...

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

A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with Australia's security support for its Pacific neighbour ...

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