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Australia to help improve PNG policing

Australia to help improve PNG policing

10 May 2013, 20:10 PM

Asia-Pacific | Australia has agreed to help Papua New Guinea improve its policing, as both nations agree to broaden their diplomatic ties. Read more

Blog: PNG's mining boom

Blog: PNG's mining boom

09 May 2013, 15:46 PM

Australia | Julia Gillard today begins a two-day visit to Port Moresby. SBS Correspondent Richard Davis reports from PNG, which he says is in the midst of mining boom.
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Factbox: Papua New Guinea

23 June 2012, 15:08 PM

Asia-Pacific | Impoverished Papua New Guinea began two weeks of polling Saturday to elect a new government in the hopes of ending months of political instability.
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Grenades not welcome at PNG cinema

Grenades not welcome at PNG cinema

28 February 2012, 16:15 PM

Asia-Pacific | A new cinema in Papua New Guinea is urging patrons to leave their grenades at home. Read more

Ex-PM Somare 'ordered army takeover'

Ex-PM Somare 'ordered army takeover'

26 January 2012, 13:56 PM

Australia | Ousted PNG Prime Minister Michael Somare ordered Colonel Yaura Sasa to take control of the army, the veteran politician's spokeswoman says.
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Military mutiny underway in PNG

Military mutiny underway in PNG

26 January 2012, 12:12 PM

Asia-Pacific | SBS understands that a military mutiny underway in Papua New Guinea, the scene of a recent power struggle between rival prime ministers, is not politcally motivated.
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On assignment in PNG

On assignment in PNG

21 December 2011, 8:06 AM

Asia-Pacific | Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson reports from Papua New Guinea as it battles political turmoil with two prime ministers vying for legitimacy.
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Queen Elizabeth dragged into PNG row

Queen Elizabeth dragged into PNG row

15 December 2011, 12:46 PM

Asia-Pacific | Religious leaders are working to broker a compromise to the political crisis shaking Papua New Guinea, as Queen Elizabeth II was unwittingly drawn into the unfolding turmoil. Read more

On assignment in Bougainville

On assignment in Bougainville

30 September 2011, 17:53 PM

Asia-Pacific | Senior correspondent Brian Thomson has won a UN Media Award for his stories from Bougainville earlier this year. Check them out here. Read more

The changing face of Port Moresby

The changing face of Port Moresby

30 June 2011, 19:36 PM

Asia-Pacific | SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson reports from Papua New Guinea on the dramatically changing face of the capital, Port Moresby. Read more

PNG's poor still waiting for fair share

PNG's poor still waiting for fair share

29 June 2011, 19:25 PM

Asia-Pacific | SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson reports from Port Moresby about the state of PNG's politics, 36 years after the nation gained independence. Read more

Bougainville president talks about Panguna

Bougainville president talks about Panguna

28 June 2011, 17:11 PM

Asia-Pacific | SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson talks to Bougainville President John Momis about controversial plans to re-open the Panguna copper mine.
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PNG's Somare resigns due to ill health

PNG's Somare resigns due to ill health

28 June 2011, 16:40 PM

Asia-Pacific | Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare has resigned beacuse of ill health, leaving the future unclear for the nation that regards him as its 'father'. Read more

Behind the scenes in Bougainville

Behind the scenes in Bougainville

28 June 2011, 12:16 PM

Asia-Pacific | SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson makes it look easy to access troubled areas like the Panguna mine, when in reality it's a bumpy ride. Read more

Sunsets and drums in Bougainville

Sunsets and drums in Bougainville

28 June 2011, 11:39 AM

Asia-Pacific | Chained to your desk? Treat yourself to two minutes in a Bougainville sunset, to a soundtrack of vibrant drum music recorded live by SBS correspondent Brian Thomson. Read more

SPECIAL REPORT: Blood and Treasure

SPECIAL REPORT: Blood and Treasure

24 June 2011, 17:51 PM

Asia-Pacific |

PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says in an affadavit that Australian mining company Rio Tinto financed the supression of rebels in Bougainville opposed to the Panguna copper mine.

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Destroyed boats don't stop Papuans

Destroyed boats don't stop Papuans

03 June 2011, 16:51 PM

Australia | Papua New Guineans seeking the return of their Australian citizenship say the destruction of their boats by immigration authorities will not stop them sailing to Australia again. Read more

Quake hits PNG island

Quake hits PNG island

10 March 2011, 12:54 PM

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