“I think it’s quite appropriate, standing here today, marking 50 years of this nation’s independence in front of the judiciary because an independent and robust judiciary is incredibly important in a ...

(Corrects second bullet to say Bougainville president not PNG PM) By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Pacific ...

The region voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea in 2019, but realizing this in practice has been far from straightforward. PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) shakes hands ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia offered to gift Papua New Guinea an extension to its Parliament House as the South Pacific island nation celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday. Australian ...

Last week, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama was confirmed as the decisive winner of the region’s presidential election, indicating that he has broad support as he seeks to secure Bougainville’s ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bougainville must be able to fund at least half of its budget if the Pacific archipelago's aspiration of political independence from Papua New Guinea is to be a success, PNG Prime ...

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.