THE geography of Papua New Guinea's capital which has been divided bizarrely but mostly peacefully during the run-up to Christmas explains much about what is at stake in this booming country of ...

One reason is geography. PNG is close to Guam, America’s main military hub in the Pacific, and dominates the approaches to Australia, an ever more important American bastion.

Jakarta cannot wait passively for Timor-Leste and PNG to “catch up”, but must proactively shepherd these nations into ASEAN’s ...

Divided by ridges of high mountains and dense with tropical rainforests, Papua New Guinea has some of the world’s most difficult terrain to traverse. The country also possesses around 800 islands, ...

But far from being nuts, history and geography explain why the Albanese government wants to underwrite Papua New Guinea’s bid for the National Rugby League’s 18th club licence.

Australia and Papua New Guinea enjoy a special relationship – one of mutual affection, shared history and shared geography. Today, as they have for more than two decades, ministers will meet at the ...