Papua New Guinea's National Court dismissed a multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Rio Tinto Group and a former unit over damage allegedly caused by the historic Panguna copper mine in the country's Bougainville region.
Our foreign policy mindset is a function of our dependence on America and fear of China, while we talk down to our 'Pacific family' and remain deaf to their global warming concerns ...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been unable to clinch a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea a week after he failed to land a security pact with another South Pacific island neighbor, Vanuatu.
Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea have agreed on a new security pact timed to the Pacific nation's 50th anniversary of independence, strengthening Canberra's push to curb China's influence in the region.
Australian PM will leave Port Moresby without agreement, sparking a setback for Australia's strategy to minimise China's influence among Pacific nations ...