On Thursday 13 March 2025, for the first time in 50 years of independence a female member of Parliament, Honourable Francesca ...

PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) shakes hands with Bougainville’s President Ishmael Toroama during a meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, Nov. 22, 2024. Credit: Autonomous Bougainville ...

Australian prosecutors have dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in ...

In 2024, Toroama told BenarNews he would be seeking observer status at the subregional MSG – grouping PNG, Fiji, Solomon ...

“The referendum pillar was the key pillar that held the commitment of all Bougainvillean’s through the peace process by guaranteeing in the national constitution a choice of separate independence for ...

Australian prosecutors have dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in ...

Approval by the government is yet to be granted, but it’s thought independence could be achieved by the end of 2027, ...

Marape has urged Bougainville's leadership to consider the importance of economic independence alongside political aspirations. He points out that 95 percent of Bougainville's budget is funded either ...

Papua New Guinea's Minister for Bougainville Affairs has told members of parliament (MPs) about the difficulties in getting the Bougainville referendum outcome to parliament. His comments came just ...

Papua New Guinea's petroleum minister, Jimmy Maladina, has had an assault charge against him dropped by prosecutors in Sydney ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors on Thursday dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney. Petroleum Minister Jimmy ...