Papua New Guinea at 50: Growth, Challenges, and Crossroads Ahead - WestPac

At independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea (PNG) emerged as a young nation of 2.8 million people, transitioning peacefully from Australian administration with optimism grounded in the Charter of National Unity. Rich in natural resources like gold...

Pacific push for stronger, fairer, and Sustainable Tuna Industry at PTF 2025

This week, Pacific Ministers, fisheries experts, and regional partners gathered in Nadi for the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum (PTF 2025), united by a common goal – building a stronger, fairer, and more sustainable future for the Pacific tuna industry....

Climate change worsening child malnutrition in Pacific, study indicates

Save the Children's Vanuatu director Polly Banks. Photo: PMN Climate change is worsening child malnutrition for a number of New Zealand's Pacific neighbours, according to a new study by a global charity. The study released today by Save the...

WATCH: Fighting US Extradition for Training Chinese Pilots

John Kiriakou and Australian Senator David Shoebridge join CN Live! to discuss an Australian pilot’s fight against extradition to the U.S. as the U.S. maneuvers Australia to see China as the enemy. Cathy Vogan reports. By Cathy Vogan in Canberra,...

Boluda in $640M acquisition of Boskalis’s Australia and Papua New Guinea towage biz

Written by Nick Blenkey Photo: Boluda Boluda Towage has been on the acquisition trail again, buying Royal Boskalis BV’s towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea in a deal valued at $640 million. Boluda says the acquisition...

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

Boluda buys Boskalis towage arm in Australia and Papua New Guinea for $640m

Spanish towage giant Boluda has struck a $640m deal to acquire Royal Boskalis’ harbour towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea, cementing its position as the world’s largest operator in the sector. The takeover hands Boluda...

Boluda acquires Boskalis' Australia and Papua New Guinea business

Boluda has acquired the towage and salvage business of the Dutch company Royal Boskalis BV in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Valued at US$640M, the deal adds operational capacity for Boluda in the ports of Sydney, Perth, Botany, Gladstone,...

Australia supports Papua New Guinea to consider climate risks when funding key investments

As the effects of climate change intensify, it has never been more important to ensure climate and disaster risk is considered in planning major public investments like roads and energy networks. That is why Australia has been supporting training...

Business and government gather to discuss ‘The Next 50’ at Papua New Guinea’s Petroleum and Energy Conference

A panel at PNG PEC 2024. Credit: PNG PEC The 2025 edition of the PNG Petroleum and Energy Conference (PEC25) takes place on the 8th and 9th of October, at the Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby. Hosted by state-owned energy company, Kumul Petroleum...

University of Papua New Guinea students against Frieda project

EAST Sepik students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are against the opening of the Frieda project in West Sepik. Vice-president of the East Sepik students Francy Mandau said the reason for their rejection is that the livelihood of 80...

'Bold and non-negotiable': Ishmael Toroama reaffirms Bougainville's independence push

The Bougainville Executive Council was sworn in on 21 October 2025. Photo: Autonomous Bougainville Government Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has reaffirmed his government's "bold and non-negotiable" vision to prepare the autonomous Papua...

Save The Children: Climate change poses critical threat to child nutrition in the Pacific

A new study warns climate change is driving child malnutrition in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu as extreme weather events become more frequent. Commissioned by Save the Children’s Regional Office and released on World Food...

Newmont appoints Danquah Addo-Yobo as Ghana Country Manager

Newmont has announced the appointment of Danquah Addo-Yobo as Country Manager for its Ghana business. The role, which took effect from 1 st October, 2025, is part of the strategic realignment of Newmont’s global structure, following the...

H.E Soaki participates in 2025 PNG Petroleum, Energy conference

The Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG) His Excellency William McDonald Soaki joined a Solomon Islands Government delegation to attend the 2025 Papua New Guinea Petroleum and Energy Conference, held in Port Moresby from 8–9...

Countering Trump, Pacific Islanders Are Leading on Climate

The leaders of the Pacific Islands are forging a united front against President Donald Trump’s climate denialism and leading the world in the battle against the climate crisis. After Trump gave an inflammatory speech at the United Nations last...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to focus on AI, Climate at Sri Lanka meet

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asia Pacific Chapter meeting of Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) held in Colombo will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Climate change and their impacts on value-based banking which is mostly targeting small...

Pacific Tuna Industry: Advancing the East New Britain initiative for inclusive and sustainable benefits

The East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) is gaining momentum as a transformative platform to maximise economic, social, and employment benefits from the Pacific tuna industry. Speaking at the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum in Nadi, Pacific Islands Forum...

Where nature calls: Toilets of the world

There are a trio of tubas converted into urinals at a pub in Kent, an uncovered porcelain loo on a platform in the Kalahari, a camouflaged cubicle that blends into the jungle of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea and the Shigeru Ban-designed public...

Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows

Australia is “increasingly alone” in countering Beijing’s influence in the Pacific and remains the largest foreign aid donor to the region as the US and other western partners cut funding, a new report shows. The 2025 Lowy Institute Pacific Aid...