Cruise Ship Grounds on Reef in Papua New Guinea After ECDIS Route Change Derails Approach

An Australian expedition cruise ship grounded on a reef while approaching a remote harbor in Papua New Guinea after a last-minute route modification in the ship’s electronic navigation system delayed a critical turn during the early-morning approach, …

Mystery marine die-off triggers health crisis in Papua New Guinea

Local efforts to document disaster Much of the documentation so far has been led by local conservationists rather than government agencies. John Aini, founder of the marine conservation group Ailan Awareness, has spent four months gathering data on the …

(Re)-Introducing Old-New Marsupials to the Modern World

The pygmy long-fingered possum and ring-tailed glider were dead to begin with. It’s incredibly important that we establish this fact, or else what I’m about to reveal won’t appear half as amazing as it actually is. In fact, these marsupials were dead for …

Papua New Guinea moves to link SIM registration with national digital ID

Papua New Guinea's telecoms regulator has concluded a national consultation on new rules that would link SIM card registration to the country's digital identity system. The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) said …

Two New Marsupials Discovered in New Guinea Were Thought to Have Been Extinct for 6,000 Years

Dactylonax kambuayai. Credit: Carlos Bocos/Records of the Australian Museum Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in the rainforests of western New Guinea. The …

Petroleum Development in Papua New Guinea: Opportunities, Risks and Realities

Oil production from a field, from which say, 100 million barrels of crude oil can be recovered, might at a crude oil price of US$ 65 per barrel have a sales value of US$ 6.5 billion, but not all of that can go into the oil man’s pocket. For example, it …

Indonesia, Australia to broaden security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea

Indonesia’s Defence Minister said on March 12 that his country and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation with both Japan and Papua New Guinea through separate trilateral arrangements. “Trilateral cooperation will be developed among …

Indonesia, Australia plan wider security ties with Japan and Papua New Guinea

JAKARTA, March 12 — Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta’s defence minister said today after a meeting with his Australian counterpart. Trilateral security arrangements …

Women leaders drive stronger Justice Institutions in Papua New Guinea

The PNG-Australia partnership is intensifying its support for women’s leadership within the law and justice sector, aiming to build more inclusive institutions and dismantle gender-based barriers across the nation. These efforts were the focus of the …

Indonesia and Australia to expand security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea