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

Bougainville was PNG's economic powerhouse for two decades until 1989, when a bloody civil war erupted over revenue from ...

Papua New Guinea's copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a ...

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

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.

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 ...