Australia, Papua New Guinea and China

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Australia to tackle Chinese influence with Papua New Guinean rugby team
A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while denting China’s regional security push.
Australia to spend US$385 million on Papua New Guinea rugby league team with eye on China
SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Dec 12), a move designed to help ward off China.
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.
Papua New Guinea to join NRL in £301m ‘diplomacy deal’ against China funded by taxpayer
It is understood the deal is part of an Australian push to counteract increasing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific and follows Australian support for Pacific island rugby union teams participating in Super Rugby.
Australia Signs Confidential Security Deal with Papua New Guinea
The Australian government has signed a confidential agreement with Papua New Guinea, its second security pact in the Pacific in just under a week, in the latest move by the US ally to attempt to contain China’s growing strategic presence in the region.
Program: Papua New Guinea joins NRL in new deal
Papua New Guinea will join the NRL in the 2028 competition after months of negotiations but the deal comes with significant caveats. Australia will commit $600-million dollars over 10 years to underwrite the team's development,
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney on Thursday to shake hands over the deal,
Papua New Guinea rugby league team to enter Australia's top league in 2028
Australia will provide its northern neighbour Papua New Guinea with A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support the Pacific Islands nation entering Australia's national rugby league competition,
Australia seals Papua New Guinea security deal with eye on China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood alongside Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Sydney on Thursday to announce a deal that would see the Pacific nation enter a tea
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape announced the ‘world first sports diplomacy deal’.
Stanley Gene overjoyed as Papua New Guinea's NRL "dream" comes true
Legendary Kumuls player ended up in the UK to chase his rugby league dream - but now his fellow countrymen won't need to do ...
‘Farce’: Historic $600m Papua New Guinea deal divides fans
Papua New Guinea are officially set to join the NRL competition in a move that has divided fans and commentators.
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Papua New Guinea is Joining The NRL
Australia and Papua New Guinea have made history with a groundbreaking agreement to introduce PNG's first-ever NRL team, ...
'Very ambitious': Warriors CEO on Papua New Guinea getting NRL side
Papua New Guinea is officially going to get an NRL side. The Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea and Australia have announced ...
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Mining company surveys creek — then rediscovers ‘delicate’ species in Papua New Guinea
Along the small creeks and tributaries of the Fly River in western Papua New Guinea, a mining company dipped their nets into the water to survey fish species. Every five years, the environmental ...