Rugby league is a shared passion in Australia and Papua New Guinea, and, potentially, a powerful connector between the two countries. Sports diplomacy transcends borders, fosters mutual understanding, ...

Moreover, the PNG NRL bid is part of a much broader, older, and similarly funded, PacificAus Sports strategy that has been running since 2019. We have been here before, with the men’s and women ...

Long-distance runner Tau John Tokwepota, football player Joseph Turia and netball great Veitu Diro have been inducted into the PNG Sports Hall of Fame. Tokwepota and Diro attended a ceremony in ...