Papua New Guinea

Australia and Papua New Guinea will on Thursday announce they are beginning negotiations on a defence treaty.

Queensland Cricket said the agreement, which comes into effect this year, will cover coaching and staff exchanges.

Between 2018 and 2024, eight police officers were killed in the line of duty in various parts of the country.

The head of the International Monetary Fund in PNG says there are signs of positive economic recovery, but the government needs to maintain the reform momentum.

Lilly BeSoer runs a community based organisation has become an unofficial refuge for women and men fleeing sorcery related violence and tribal fighting in the PNG Highlands.

Police in Papua New Guinea's capital brought in excavators to tear down houses at a squatter settlement following the rape and killing of a woman.

PNG is reeling from the separate killings of two women in acts of extreme violence last week, prompting renewed calls for urgent action to address the country's epidemic of gender-based violence.

The BPNG board said it has not been presented with any material to doubts about the integrity of Elizabeth Genia. Audio

Sir Peter Ipatas says the security and sustainability of the goldmine are threatened by the failure to finalise] the Porgera community development agreement.

The track, which crosses the country from north of Port Moresby, is considered PNG's main tourism attraction.

Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged.

David Manning is warning social media users who spread false information that they will be held accountable.

The Barramundis players are calling for the removal of Cricket PNG chief executive and payments for national duty commitments last year.

Opinion - Sir Julius Chan, who died on 30 January, was in a class of his own, writes Stephen Howes.