Less than two years after its establishment, Papua New Guinea’s Independent Commission Against Corruption has faced internal tensions that expose the limits of reform driven by political will alone.

Rather than harness this new innovation, the PNG government – specifically the PNG Ombudsman – has left its future in limbo.

At the end of 2026, the IMF loan program with Papua New Guinea will end after more than three years of lending. IMF conditions have helped stabilise budgets and ease foreign exchange rationing, but ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is in the midst of a 30‑day "national emergency" that is related to disruptions to fuel distribution and supply, and which was declared by the government on July 31st. Aviation ...

Ishmael Toroama (left), president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, presents the Melanesian Agreement (June 2025) alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right). Credit: Facebook / ...

A landmark defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been approved, with PNG's Prime Minister James Marape saying it will elevate the two countries' security relationship to "its ...

Deep Sea Mining Finance (DSMF), an obscure company registered in the British Virgin Islands, recently conducted an exploratory mining operation off the coast of New Ireland province in Papua New ...

Indonesia has taken a decisive step in advocating Papua New Guinea’s entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In May, President Prabowo Subianto formally proposed and endorsed ...

The Orchids and the Kumuls could not get close to the Prime Minister's XIII — but that didn't matter for the PNG fans at Lang Park. (ABC News: Ali Almond) Last night's Prime Minister's XIII scoreline ...

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