September D-Day set for NRL’s 20-team expansion plans
The NRL aims to reveal its master plan by the end of the season for a possible 20-team competition, as part of the sport's...
NRL wants me to stay out of PNG discussions: Olam
Justin Olam feels rugby league powerbrokers have not consulted him about the Papua New Guinea expansion bid for fear he will warn against fast-tracking...
PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum backs PNG NRL and NRLW franchises with $5m support
In a move to bolster Papua New Guinea's bid to join the NRL, the 30th Papua New Guinea-Australia Ministerial Forum has backed the inclusion...
Samoa to make historic end-of-year tour of England
Samoa are set to embark on a historic two-Test end-of-year tour of England in the latest move towards a global rugby league calendar on...
NRL insists competitiveness part of PNG criteria
Andrew Abdo has emphasised the NRL must believe a Papua New Guinea team can be genuinely competitive before it is given the green light...
PM stresses merit-based NRL bid for PNG
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has emphasised that PNG’s bid for a team in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) must be...
NRL expansion, PNG to be announced as new team due to China political reasons
The NRL is poised to announce Papua New Guinea as the location for the league's 18th team.
2GB radio host Ben Fordham on Wednesday revealed...
PNG eyes Coates for NRL bid
State of Origin star Xavier Coates has been earmarked as the face of the franchise if Papua New Guinea’s bid for an NRL club...
NRL and Australian federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch PNG rugby...
The Australian federal government and the NRL are closing in on a deal worth up to $600 million (US$400 million to secure a new...
‘Productive’ talks, but PNG’s NRL fate still uncertain
Tensions between the NRL and Australian government have been eased during "productive" talks at Magic Round, but deliberations on the future of a mooted...
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By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I...
Final Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa released
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Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later
The body running the new UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) caused by climate change has recommended that it should focus...