For the vast majority of Papua New Guineans, seeing more familiar faces in the NRL will be just a temporary relief from the ...

On Tuesday 27 June, the Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network hosted this lunchtime event to explore the latest in Australia-PNG sports diplomacy ... David played 172 games in the NRL and 58 games in the ...

Now, in what is certain to be hailed as the biggest sports diplomacy ... cash cow”. PNG would see a boost in tourism numbers with spectators flying in for home games, and revenue generated ...

So let’s deal with what we do know. PNG is the only country in the world where rugby league is the national sport. The game ...

“Another team in Australia is sport and commerce ... which could result in a PNG home game in Port Moresby in 2028. The PNG government has allocated more than $150 million to the introduction ...

Sport is a favoured pastime in her village ... "It was a great privilege to be able to represent PNG at my first Pacific Games," she said. "I competed in the 100m sprints, javelin and shotput ...

This is what PNG’s inclusion into the competition ... It’s a system employed by American sports and could result in more games being played between traditional or local rivals.

It comes as ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys claimed PNG’s inclusion would help double the game’s revenue within a ...