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 ...

PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko has ruled out entering a security agreement with China as Beijing works to gain a ...

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 ...

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.

Australia pledges A$600 million to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) enter the National Rugby League, aligning this with a security ...

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 ...

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

Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political ...