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Why Are Votes of No Confidence So Common in the Pacific?

As the eyes of the world were on France following the no-confidence vote that toppled the short-lived government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier on December 4, votes of no-confidence were also causing havoc in Pacific parliaments. In late 2021, then-Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare faced a vote of no confidence following the deadly November riots in Honiara. Section 145 …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific. China has pursued its own bilateral security pact on policing with Papua New Guinea and with other South Pacific island nations which U.S. allies including Australia fear could undermine …

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Australia, PNG unveil deal for Papua New Guinea team to enter NRL in 2028

ABC

Australia and Papua New Guinea have unveiled a long-awaited deal handing PNG its own NRL team, confirming the league's most ambitious expansion since formation, and notching what the federal government is hailing as a major strategic victory. "Rugby league is the national sport of Papua New Guinea and PNG deserves a national team," he said. Neither leader would be drawn …

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1 month ago

Security pact to block China not linked to NRL deal, PNG PM says

ABC

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his country's bid to join the NRL doesn't hinge upon a security pact, despite Australian government sources saying negotiations would see China blocked from gaining a military foothold in PNG. Before flying to Sydney on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister James Marape said there was no "deep" security element to the NRL bid. PNG NRL …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Bank of China set to open first branch in PNG and gain Pacific foothold

ABC

The Bank of China is on the brink of gaining its first full foothold in the Pacific, with an application to set up a branch in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby in the final stages of approval. Pacific analyst Jess Collins from the Lowy Institute told the ABC that state-owned Bank of China would be "under pressure to report …

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4 months ago

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia. Papua New Guinea is an overwhelmingly Christian country — a 2000 census showed 96% of the population identified with the religion — but the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement

ABC

Australia has announced a package of initiatives aimed at strengthening Papua New Guinea's internal security and law and justice priorities under a major bilateral security agreement. "A stronger and safer Papua New Guinea is good for PNG and it is good for Australia," Senator Wong said. Australia, PNG sign new security pact Photo shows Australian PM Anthony Albanese and James …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

The Hindu

Papua New Guinea's prime minister on May 31 visited the site of a major landslide, which is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation's mountainous interior a week ago and left the ground too unstable for heavy earthmoving machines to help clear up the mess. Local politician Jaman Yadam told the country's The National …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea’s prime minister on Friday visited the site of a major landslide, which is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago and left the ground too unstable for heavy earthmoving machines to help clear up the mess. Local politician Jaman Yadam told the country’s …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape nowhere to be seen while landslide tragedy unfolds

ABC

When disaster strikes, most people flee the danger zone as quickly as possible. But since one of the worst natural disasters in Papua New Guinea's history struck a remote village in Enga Province on Friday, claiming hundreds of lives, the country's political leaders are seemingly nowhere to be seen. Why only six bodies of the thousands feared dead in the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Albanese's 'brotherly' Kokoda trek with Marape showed uncommon warmth at a time of frosty geopolitics elsewhere in the Pacific

ABC

It was an inauspicious start to Anthony Albanese's trip to Papua New Guinea. Albanese and Papua New Guinea PM walk Kokoda Track Photo shows Two men in matching outfits walk closely together along a dirt track, jungle visible on either side. It was the only hiccup — and a minor one at that — in an ambitious trip that would …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches Thursday to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended a dawn service in his country’s largest city, Auckland, while Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saw the sun rise at a World War II …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Anthony Albanese and PNG PM James Marape walk Kokoda Track ahead of Anzac Day

ABC

After an elaborate tribal welcome to the mountains of Papua New Guinea, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spent the night camping on the Kokoda Track in an Anzac Day trek aimed at drawing the two countries closer. Local Hunjiara men presented gifts to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he walked the Kokoda Track. Crowds of locals, either waving the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s Next for Papua New Guinea After Violent Start to 2024?

The Diplomat

The fallout continues from the spate of deadly unrest in the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, and other urban centers on January 10, prompting the declaration of a state of emergency. These tribal killings shone additional unflattering light on the central government’s shortcomings, not least its inability to maintain basic levels of security and control within the nation’s …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea leader offended by Biden cannibal comment

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea PM fumes over Biden's ‘cannibals’ remark as he meets Chinese FM: ‘It's time for US to…'

Hindustan Times

Hitting back at Joe Biden over controversial "cannibals" remark, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Monday asserted his country “does not deserve to be labeled as such” and appealed to the US President to clean up the remnants of World War II that are scattered over the Pacific. Hitting back at Joe Biden over controversial "cannibals" remark, Papua …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘My Country Doesn’t Deserve…’: Biden Suggests Cannibals In Papua New Guinea Ate His Uncle, Nation’s PM Responds

News 18

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said that his country does not deserve to be labelled as such after US President Joe Biden suggested that his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Biden had “appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by cannibals after his plane was shot down over …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II. “They never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals for real in that …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea was 'blessed' with a visit by China just a day ago. Anthony Albanese is hot on their tail

ABC

It's becoming a fairly regular pattern now in Papua New Guinea that foreign leaders appear to visit within a short window of time from one another. China's top diplomat Wang Yi takes a swipe at the geo-political jostling for influence in the Pacific, saying Pacific Island countries aren't "the backyard of any major country". And in a not-so-veiled swipe at …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden’s cannibals comment

LA Times

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, left, listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington. Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused President Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle had …

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9 months ago

Anthony Albanese, James Marape to walk Kokoda Track in symbolic Anzac Day visit, as Chinese foreign minister prepares for PNG trip

ABC

In short: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to walk part of the Kokoda Track on Anzac Day and will likely be joined by his PNG counterpart James Marape. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to walk part of the Kokoda Track on Anzac Day and will likely be joined by his PNG counterpart James Marape. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Marape’s State Visit Puts Australia-Papua New Guinea Bonhomie on Display

The Diplomat

When Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, addressed Australia’s Parliament on February 8, much was made of history. While there was much nostalgia, the occasion and the three speeches delivered by Marape, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, were carefully crafted to send signals to far-flung audiences from Australia to Papua New Guinea and …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Christianity Marape’s Political Saving Grace in Papua New Guinea?

The Diplomat

Papua New Guinea is digging out from riots that erupted on January 10 and rapidly turned Port Moresby into a “war zone.” Crowds took advantage of police striking over tax increases, and looted and burned shops and businesses in a spree of damage estimated at 1 billion kina. What does it mean for the duel in the Pacific for influence …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

James Marape faces no confidence vote at a time of unprecedented crisis in PNG

ABC

It's a sticky, hot afternoon, with dozens of cars idling in a large queue for the petrol station in Port Moresby. The country's majority fuel supplier, Puma Energy, had released a simple statement giving notice that "no further supplies of fuel will be available for sale … until further notice." Concerns over Puma Energy's fuel supply in PNG have been …

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Why Are Votes of No Confidence So Common in the Pacific?

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Australia, PNG unveil deal for Papua New Guinea team to enter NRL in 2028

Security pact to block China not linked to NRL deal, PNG PM says

Bank of China set to open first branch in PNG and gain Pacific foothold

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement

Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape nowhere to be seen while landslide tragedy unfolds

Albanese's 'brotherly' Kokoda trek with Marape showed uncommon warmth at a time of frosty geopolitics elsewhere in the Pacific

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Anthony Albanese and PNG PM James Marape walk Kokoda Track ahead of Anzac Day

What’s Next for Papua New Guinea After Violent Start to 2024?

Papua New Guinea leader offended by Biden cannibal comment

Papua New Guinea PM fumes over Biden's ‘cannibals’ remark as he meets Chinese FM: ‘It's time for US to…'

‘My Country Doesn’t Deserve…’: Biden Suggests Cannibals In Papua New Guinea Ate His Uncle, Nation’s PM Responds

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals

Papua New Guinea was 'blessed' with a visit by China just a day ago. Anthony Albanese is hot on their tail

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden’s cannibals comment

Anthony Albanese, James Marape to walk Kokoda Track in symbolic Anzac Day visit, as Chinese foreign minister prepares for PNG trip

Marape’s State Visit Puts Australia-Papua New Guinea Bonhomie on Display

Is Christianity Marape’s Political Saving Grace in Papua New Guinea?

James Marape faces no confidence vote at a time of unprecedented crisis in PNG