PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill unclear on specifics of Rudd government...
ByPeter Michael in Port MoresbyFromThe Courier-MailPAPUA New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill is unclear on a total quota, cost or how long Australia will foot the bill for the refugee...
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O'Neill brags of closer grip on aid after refugee deal
July 23, 2013By Rory Callinan, Daniel FlittonSydney Morning Herald Greater control of Australia's multimillion-dollar aid program to Papua New Guinea appears to have been handed back to the developing...
View ArticlePNG opposition leader to challenge asylum seeker deal in courts
ABCVideo: PNG Opposition challenges refugee agreement with Australia (Newsline)Papua New Guinea's opposition leader Belden Namah says he will challenge the deal with Australia to process and resettle...
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Joe Kanekane’s funeral service on Wednesday, July 24
By MALUM NALUThe funeral service of respected senior public servant and PNG Media Council president Joe Kanekane will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, East Boroko, on Wednesday, July 24....
View ArticleTotal's Papua New Guinea venture makes modest start
By Ross Kelly Wall Street Journal SYDNEY--Total SA's (TOT) foray into Papua New Guinea has gotten off to a shaky start after two exploration wells failed to find much natural gas, according to the...
View ArticleManus management 'needs improvement': PNG
Source: Rhiannon Elston, SBSThe Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, has responded to allegations of abuse on Manus Island by saying management at the Australian-funded facility needs...
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Ship's cargo bound for PNG mums
ADAM ROBERTS14/08/2013Fairfax NZ News ShareWhen a $5 million, Nelson-built, multipurpose boat arrives at a remote Papua-New Guinea village soon, it will come with vital equipment collected to save the...
View ArticleTorres Strait looms as a new route for asylum seekers escaping PNG
By Matt WordsworthABC Off the far northern coast of Australia, another front line is opening up in the political battle over asylum seekers.The plan to send all new arrivals to Papua New Guinea was...
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Gordon Market shakes off ‘bad boy’ image
By MALUM NALUGordon Market, notorious for being one of the filthiest and most crime infested in Port Moresby, is looking to shake off that ‘bad boy’ image.In an amazing transformation in the space of...
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The National: Still PNG’s No.1 daily
Source: The National, Friday August 16th, 2013THE National has taken a giant leap ahead of Post Courier in the April-June period of the year, increasing by more than 11,000 copies a day over the...
View ArticleWhy hasn't any action been taken against this person?
NEC decision stands (Post-Courier, April 17, 2012)By PATRICK TALUTHE National Executive Council decision to reject InterOil Corp in developing the Gulf LNG project is final.Prime Minster Peter O’Neill...
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PNG denies Labor's refugee claims
Nine MSNAugust 17, 2013Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill with Australian PM Kevin Rudd. (AAP)PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has told Fairfax Media he has not agreed to settle all asylum...
View ArticleInterOil says talks with Exxon ongoing over PNG gas fields
Aug 16 (Reuters) - InterOil Corp and ExxonMobil Corp remain in talks to jointly develop InterOil's Elk and Antelope natural gas fields in Papua New Guinea, InterOil said on Friday after a website...
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Talks fail between Exxon, InterOil for stake in PNG fields - report
Aug 16 (Reuters) - Shares of InterOil Corp fell 6 percent after a news website said the company's negotiations with Exxon Mobil Corp to develop liquefied natural gasfields in Papua New Guinea ended...
View ArticleRudd stands by asylum-seeker deal after call to PNG leader O'Neill
by:Sid Maher and Joe KellyFrom:The AustralianAugust 17, 2013 KEVIN Rudd has declared his Papua New Guinea asylum-seeker policy stands after a phone call with his PNG counterpart Peter O'Neill this...
View ArticleAbbott seizes on PNG's rejection of key planks of asylum deal
by:Joe KellyFrom:The AustralianAugust 17, 2013 TONY Abbott has seized on Papua New Guinea's denial of key elements of Labor's asylum-seeker policy, accusing Kevin Rudd of being prepared to say...
View ArticleRabaul Queen owner Peter Sharp to face PNG court over ferry sinking
By PNG correspondent Liam FoxThe owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year is due to appear in court on today, charged with more than 160 counts of manslaughter.Police yesterday arrested...
View ArticlePalmer says he's found huge PNG gas field
From:AAP August 21, 2013 QUEENSLAND mining magnate Clive Palmer says he has discovered one of the world's largest gas fields, a $35 billion deposit off Papua New Guinea.Privately-owned company Palmer...
View ArticleAsylum seeker seeks to join PNG legal case
SBSPapua New Guinea's Supreme Court is considering whether to allow an Afghan asylum seeker on Manus Island to join the legal challenge to centre. A lone asylum seeker looking to join a constitutional...
View ArticleScotland to play Papua New Guinea
SAM VILLER 21 Aug 2013 Love Rugby League Scotland will play Papua New Guinea on Saturday 19 September at Big Fellas Stadium, Featherstone, in a full international as a warm-up ahead of the Rugby League...
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