Natalie Whiting
Five bodies recovered from remote Papua New Guinea landslide site
Five bodies have now been recovered from the site of a landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea’s Central Province....
Landslide buries 15 people, including three children, from PNG gold mine camp
Fifteen people, including three children, are feared dead after being buried alive in a landslide in a remote part of Papua New...
PM Scott Morrison scraps visit amid escalating political turmoil in PNG
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled plans to visit Papua New Guinea next week, as political chaos engulfs Port Moresby. Mr Morrison...
More than 500kg of cocaine seized as international investigation targets drug syndicate
An organised crime syndicate attempted to smuggle more than 500 kilograms of cocaine into Australia, but the small plane loaded with the...
Bougainville votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea
Bougainville has voted overwhelmingly to seek independence from Papua New Guinea. A total of 176,928 votes for independence have been recorded out...
Refugee Behrouz Boochani has left Papua New Guinea and may seek asylum in New Zealand
Refugee and author Behrouz Boochani has left Papua New Guinea, more than six years after being sent there as part of Australia’s...
PNG wants security company Paladin’s Manus contract terminated
The Papua New Guinea Government says it wants security company Paladin’s contract to work on Manus to be terminated at the end...
China boots media from Pacific Island leaders meeting with Chinese President
Media who were invited to cover Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Pacific leaders have been denied entry by Chinese officials. As...
Australia-PNG defence alliance on show at APEC
As Papua New Guinea hosts some of the world’s most powerful leaders for the APEC summit this week, Australia’s close defence ties...
University of Tasmania reopens after record flood
Three days after the University of Tasmania was ravaged by wild weather and flooding, the main campus will reopen on Monday, but...