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PNG continues dominance on the track after hurdlers blitz Pacific Games men’s 400m final
Papua New Guinea’s athletes continued their golden run on the track at the Sol2023 Pacific Games with a dominant clean sweep of the medals in the men’s 400m hurdles.
Australian Defence Force marks 80th anniversary of the landing at Nadzab
Fifteen Australian Army personnel have conducted a parachute demonstration over Nadzab Tomodachi Airport to mark the 80th anniversary of the landing at Nadzab, an Allied operation during World War Two.
Opposition questions PNG’s position on dumping of Fukushima nuclear waste into Pacific Ocean
The discharge of Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean by Japan was this week raised in Parliament as concerning.
US Navy hospital ship treats 3,000 patients during Pacific Games visit to Solomon Islands
The people of Solomon Islands have had the added benefit of accessing high-quality medical assistance on their doorstep as a result of hosting the 17th Pacific Games.
Pacific Games puts region’s best athletes in the spotlight
Papua New Guinea's best athletes have been up against competitors from across the Pacific during the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games.
NBC marks 50th anniversary of PNG radio service with week of celebrations
Celebrations marking NBC's 50 years of radio service in the country began on Monday at the broadcaster's headquarters and provincial stations.
Police investigating officers over teenager’s death in Port Moresby
Police officers implicated in the death of an 18-year-old in Port Moresby have been identified and are now under investigation, police have revealed.
PNG men’s and women’s 4 x 400m relay teams win Pacific Games gold
Papua New Guinea has won gold in the men's and women's 4 x 400m relays at the Sol2023 Pacific Games.
Toako claims women’s javelin gold for PNG at Pacific Games
Papua New Guinea’s Sharon Toako retained her Pacific Games women’s javelin crown at Honiara’s National Stadium on Thursday.
First female North Bougainville MP Francesca Semoso asks for women to be given preference to speak on the floor
Recently elected member for North Bougainville Francesca Semoso has used her first appearance in Parliament to ask for female MPs to be given preference to speak before their male colleagues.