Indonesia, Australia plan wider security ties with Japan and Papua New Guinea

JAKARTA, March 12 — Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta’s defence minister said today after a meeting with his Australian counterpart. Trilateral security arrangements …

Women leaders drive stronger Justice Institutions in Papua New Guinea

The PNG-Australia partnership is intensifying its support for women’s leadership within the law and justice sector, aiming to build more inclusive institutions and dismantle gender-based barriers across the nation. These efforts were the focus of the …

Indonesia and Australia to expand security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea

Marsupials Found Alive in Papua After 6,000-Year Extinction

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A team of researchers from Australia has found evidence that two marsupial species, previously thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, are still alive in the deep rainforests of the Vogelkop Peninsula in Papua, Indonesia. The two …

Watch: 'The world should see this', say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

For a country with a record of large deforestation projects, Indonesia's current activities in the far south eastern corner of the republic, South Papua province, surpass all. With 2.5 million hectares of land being cleared for sugarcane and rice …

Two ‘Extinct’ Marsupials Found Alive in New Guinea After 7,000 Years

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea—discovered through a combination of Indigenous knowledge, a wildlife photograph, university specimens in a jar, …

Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

REVIEW: By Lee Duffield Declining population in West Papua, and critical loss of life through clashes with the Indonesia military raise the question of genocide in a new book by Brisbane writer Dr Greg Poulgrain. This work, Curse of Gold, published in …

Papua New Guinea prime minister visits YWAM medical ship ahead of 2026 outreach

James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, visiting the MV YWAM PNG Photo by YWAM Ships Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visited the MV YWAM PNG ship ahead of its first voyage of 2026 to Western Province, expressing support for its …

Young Papua New Guinea women taking their place in trades jobs

Meri Tradies PNG held their International Women’s Day event with a focus on the power of women lifting all women in trades. Port Moresby Technical College (POMTECH) recently came alive with women tradies, including fitters and turners, electricians, …

Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea reaffirm strong bilateral partnership at 15th Senior Officials Meeting

Senior officials from the Government of Solomon Islands and the Government of Papua New Guinea met in Noro, Western Province on 3 March 2026 for the 15th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the longstanding …