A historic $600m deal to give Papua New Guinea an NRL team has dashed China’s hopes for a security pact with Australia’s ...

Australia will strip support for a Papua New Guinea rugby league team and the sport’s governing body will pull it off the field if a security agreement is broken. The federal government is putting ...

China’s potential to influence security arrangements in Papua New Guinea has been sidelined with a 10-year deal to launch an NRL team in Port Moresby. The federal government is putting $600 million ...

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his country's bid to join the NRL doesn't hinge upon a security pact. Australian government sources have previously said the deal is linked to a security ...

Papua New Guinea must keep Australia as its primary security partner, ruling out a deal with China. Photo: AAP Australia will strip support for a Papua New Guinea rugby league team and the sport ...

The rugby league funding was negotiated in parallel with a A$200 million security agreement with PNG which entered into force this week and will see Australia fund an expansion of PNG's police ...

China's potential to influence security arrangements in Papua New Guinea has been sidelined with a 10-year deal to launch an NRL team in Port Moresby. The federal government is putting $600 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team’s entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said ...

In return, PNG has entered an agreement designed to stop China gaining a security foothold in the Pacific nation. PNG's capital Port Moresby will host home games for the new team, whose name and ...