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The Autonomous Bougainville Government President Ishmael Toroama (left) and PNG Prime Minister James Marape
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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NCD Governor Powes Parkop with a West Papua flag
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Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership

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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron
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Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron

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Papua New Guineans accused of sorcery are frequently beaten, tortured, and murdered
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Bougainville legal dept looking towards sorcery violence policy

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Bougainville President Ishamel Toroama speaking at the launch of the Bougainville Digital Democracy Project earlier this year
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Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham

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A PNG soldier guarding Bougainville's Panguna mine in 1989
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How the Lae edition of the PNG Post-Courier reported the crisis
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Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis

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Coverage of decolonisation in the Pacific, the lack of women's representation in parliaments
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Taeri MP and former journalist Ingrid Leary
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Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing

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Culture and Tourism Minister Belden Namah
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PNG’s Namah calls for tighter bio controls, patrols on Indonesian border

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June 3, 2025
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The implications of greylisting are far-reaching for PNG
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PNG faces deadline for fixing issues with money laundering and terrorist...

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June 1, 2025
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NBC managing director Kora Nou
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Papua New Guinea seeks ‘fast track’ advice on resurrecting shortwave radio

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May 28, 2025
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A logging ship, Turubu Bay, East Sepik
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Plea for UN intervention over illegal PNG loggers ‘stealing forests’

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New Zealand's Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, with journalist and educator Dr David Robie at the investiture ceremony
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Asia Pacific Report editor honoured for contribution to Pacific journalism

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Media Council of PNG president Neville Choi
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PNG Police Commissioner David Manning
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PNG police authorised to use lethal force with ‘domestic terrorist’ kidnappers...

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May 14, 2025
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Some of the 100 PNG Defence Force personnel who deployed to Australia to help fight bushfires in January 2020
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Experts split on Australia’s Papua New Guinea military recruitment plan

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Post-Courier's senior political editor Gorethy Kenneth
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