Papua New Guinea, China and Australia

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 and Papua New Guinea strike deal to counter China
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a sporting deal accompanied by strategic and confidential security pact that is designed to counter Chinese influence in the region.
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 to join NRL as first non-Australian club since Auckland Warriors
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape have officially confirmed the creation of an NRL team for PNG i
Program: Papua New Guinea joins NRL in new deal
Papua New Guinea will join the NRL in the 2028 competition after months of negotiations but the deal comes with significant caveats. Australia will commit $600-million dollars over 10 years to underwrite the team's development,
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
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
Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team -- which is due to enter the competition "no later" than 2028 -- would "unite" the nation.
Stanley Gene overjoyed as Papua New Guinea's NRL "dream" comes true
Legendary Kumuls player ended up in the UK to chase his rugby league dream - but now his fellow countrymen won't need to do ...
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Papua New Guinea is Joining The NRL
Australia and Papua New Guinea have made history with a groundbreaking agreement to introduce PNG's first-ever NRL team, ...
PNG's Bougainville Leader Sees Independence By 2027
Papua New Guinea's copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, its leader said Wednesday.
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Australia's $600 Million Rugby League Power Play in PNG
Australia pledges A$600 million to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) enter the National Rugby League, aligning this with a security ...
Former Warrior optimistic ahead of Papua New Guinea NRL expansion
I never felt unsafe in Papua New Guinea... but it is very different. Former Bulldog and Warrior Steve Price has some ...
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Papua New Guinea Labour Mobility Unit to participate in PNG Investment Week Conference in Sydney, Australia
Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) is proud to announce its first-ever participation in the prestigious PNG Investment Week ...
Pacific island Bougainville's independence path relies on economy, says PNG's Marape
Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political ...
Bigger than sport: PNG’s PM on getting an NRL team
James Marape, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, says the bid to join the NRL goes way beyond sport and commerce for the ...