Papua New Guinea, Australia and National Rugby League

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.
Australia to spend US$385 million on Papua New Guinea rugby league team with eye on China
SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Dec 12), a move designed to help ward off China.
Australia to tackle Chinese influence with Papua New Guinean rugby team
A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while denting China’s regional security push.
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Papua New Guinea to join NRL in £301m ‘diplomacy deal’ against China funded by taxpayer
It is understood the deal is part of an Australian push to counteract increasing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific and follows Australian support for Pacific island rugby union teams participating in Super Rugby.
Australia Signs Confidential Security Deal with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a confidential agreement with Papua New Guinea, its second security pact in the Pacific in just under a week, in the latest move by the US ally to attempt to contain China’s growing strategic presence in the region.
NRL: Papua New Guinea set to get team by 2028
Papua New Guinea will have an NRL team from 2028, becoming the first-non-Australian-based club since the Warriors were established in 1995.
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney on Thursday to shake hands over the deal,
Papua New Guinea rugby league team to enter Australia's top league in 2028
Australia will provide its northern neighbour Papua New Guinea with A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support the Pacific Islands nation entering Australia's national rugby league competition,
Papua New Guinea confirmed as new NRL team from 2028
Papua New Guinea will house the NRL’s newest team, after confirmation a new club will join the competition from 2028.
Australia seals Papua New Guinea security deal with eye on China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood alongside Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Sydney on Thursday to announce a deal that would see the Pacific nation enter a tea
Mining company surveys creek — then rediscovers ‘delicate’ species in Papua New Guinea
Along with the Paska’s Blue-eye, the mining environmental team recorded other rare species, including the Fork-tail catfish, ...
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but ...
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FY 2024 Papua New Guinea Country Opinion Survey Report
The Country Opinion Survey in Papua New Guinea assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in ...