Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea think tank Institute of National Affairs says the government must ensure that land is available for people to legitimately live on.

Timothy Masiu says he is open to criticism regarding the government's proposed new media policy, which is now in its fifth draft. Audio

Two months after the side of a mountain gave way in Yambali village in PNG's Enga Province, survivors are still to find somewhere permanent to restart their lives.

The swimming pair Josh Tarere and Georgia-Leigh Vele join weightlifter Morea Baru and taekwondo pair Gibson Mera and Kevin Kassman in the Papua New Guinea team.

Nearly 5000 people are still to vacate an illegal settlement in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby before police forcibly remove them.

The Pacific nation has not held a successful census in 24 years, and is now trying to work out what its population is, but there are fears even a census won't be able to determine it.

With roads still blocked a month on, there is "no food supply" for tens of thousands, community leader says.

Social media is causing a proliferation of violence in PNG which indicates the government must implement laws that promote responsible use of social media, researchers say.

A raft of new initiatives to strengthen Papua New Guinea's security, law and justice priorities have been revealed.

Papua New Guinea's national census has got off to a rocky start with reports reaching RNZ Pacific that training of enumerators is yet to be completed in parts of the country. Audio

National politicians and pastors are fuelling the tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea by supplying guns and ammunition, the Enga's provincial administrator says.

A Papua New Guinea academic believes that the discretionary funds handed out to MPs are the root of the country's persistent pushes for votes of no confidence.