This is the first article in a two-part series on the history, context and key features of the proposed independence constitution that is in the process of being developed for Bougainville ...

As Papua New Guinea prepares to mark 50 years of independence from Australia in 2025, the government faces a host of other ...

Last week, the PNG parliament passed its budget for 2025, including a new law to grant income tax exemptions to those involved in the franchise. Local newspapers have criticised the move – while ...

Police and security forces have stormed Papua New Guinea's parliament in a dispute over unpaid bonuses for last week's Apec summit, lawmakers said. The group reportedly smashed windows and ...

"It was from this Parliament, the 98 act of 1975, called the PNG Independence Act of 1975, cut the umbilical cord from the wombs of Australia to birth Papua New Guinea." Papua New Guinea has ...

Bougainville voted for independence under a 2001 peace process in a referendum five years ago but PNG's parliament is yet to endorse it. A New Zealand mediator was recently appointed on the matter.

That decision will then need to be ratified by PNG’s parliament. During a visit to Australia in October, Dennis Kuiai, acting secretary of Bougainville’s Department of Peace Agreement and ...

Minister Anthony Albanese addressing the Parliament of PNG. Mr Albanese is the first Australian leader to visit the country since 2018. Credit: AAP Supplied Ease into the English language and ...

Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna copper mine still a threat, report says Bougainville voted for independence under a 2001 peace process in a referendum five years ago but PNG’s parliament is yet ...

"It will be an incredibly attractive place to go," Albanese added after the PNG parliament earlier passed a law to grant income tax exemptions to Australian players who joined the club. While the ...