An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the autonomous island of Bougainville has been held in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs backed him and 32 voted for the opposition. But the session was not without drama. Just ...
Pacific Media Watch ABC’s The Pacific has gained rare access into West Papua, a region ruled by Indonesia that has been plagued by military violence ...