PNG on the other hand, will come into the match with their ambitions, making this a critical encounter for both sides as they vie for a spot in the next stage of the tournament. The game kicks off at ...

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At a press conference in Sydney yesterday, Australian and PNG Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese ... Luke Kirkness is the Sports Planning Editor for the NZ Herald. He’s an award-winning journalist ...

Australia has pledged $600 million to allow a PNG team to enter its NRL competition. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS) China’s potential to influence security arrangements in Papua New Guinea has been sidelined ...

Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts met with 22 national sporting organisations in Melbourne for the inaugural Sports Diplomacy Consultative Group meeting. And today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many ...

It is understood that the historic 10-year commitment, announced on Thursday, can be immediately halted at any moment should PNG strike up a deal with China. The clause revolves around security ...

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 ...

The rugby league-mad Pacific nation had its NRL dream granted when the Australian and PNG Prime Ministers met in Sydney on Thursday to announce a team will join the league after two years of ...

the PNG team will not just be competitive, but will have transformed the NRL as we know it. "In 10 years, you'll have rugby league be one of the most watched sports in the world because of the ...