Papua New Guinea

Australian officials are increasingly worried about the Pacific's vulnerability to cyber attacks, with the government spending $26 million to set up "rapid assistance" teams made up of experts from the private sector and specialists from intelligence agencies like the Australian Signals Directorate.

Men who spent years in detention on Manus Island living in the hope of resettlement now face being evicted from their temporary homes.

It hasn't always been easy for members of Papua New Guinea's women's boxing team to forge their way in the sport, and now they need financial support to make it to the Pacific Games.

Papua New Guinea's Dorna Longbut walked away from sport after her mother died and she suffered an injury that left her without the use of her left arm. But now she's thriving in para-athletics.

Rising temperatures are already skewing sea turtle clutches towards having more female than males, but new research suggests heavy metal pollution could be too.

Pacific leaders including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will descend on the beautiful island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands this week for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. And the two "big Cs" will be on the agenda.

Six Pacific Island countries have voted with Israel to oppose the UN resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza. For many nations in the region, the connection to Israel runs deep.   

A leading think tank is warning the Australian government to be careful not to overload Pacific countries with debt in China's absence. 

In Australia's largest garrison city a foreign defence official will become second-in-command of a combat brigade in a historic appointment.

The gallery houses artefacts of deep cultural significance to the diaspora in Australia, including a rare 1,000-year-old replica Rotuman headdress. 

The Pacific Engagement Visa will give to opportunity to 3,000 people from the region each year to permanently settle in Australia. 

Former Roosters halfback Lachlan Lam puts on a show and Nene Macdonald scores four tries in Papua New Guinea's win over the Cook Islands.

The PNG government says Australia committed to providing funding to support the refugees there until they were all resettled, but service providers allege they are owed tens of millions of dollars.

In PNG's Manus province, dozens of locals have gone missing in treacherous journeys across the seas in search of the addictive betel nut. Some of them drown, but others meet their ends at the hands of other traders, or pirates.

It's extremely popular in Papua New Guinea but the plant doesn't grow on Manus island. So, traders are making the perilous journey to the mainland in search of the drug.

Months after an expected date to sign a Bilateral Security Treaty, Australia and PNG remain at the negotiating table, working to create a framework for current defence activities as well as expanded security cooperation in the future.

After being dropped late in the season, Storm centre Justin Olam says he had eyes on returning home to Papua New Guinea, before a late finals reprieve.

Police are ramping up their response to a wave of tribal fighting in the Papua New Guinea's Highlands. Dozens of people have been killed in the escalating violence and officers are finding themselves outgunned.

With a seemingly endless supply of guns, money and young men willing to act as mercenaries, tribal fighting in PNG has become akin to guerilla warfare.

Papua New Guinea has made the controversial move of opening its embassy in Jerusalem, making it one of five countries in the world to do so.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says it's time for his country to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel which is at odds with the vast-majority of the international community.

Israel will pay for Papua New Guinea to operate the embassy it opened in the contested city of Jerusalem, according to PNG's Prime Minister. 

Digicel Pacific's network resources are likely being used by private spy firms to track unsuspecting people on the other side of the world and steal their call, message and location data, according to an expert cybersecurity analysis.

In 1994, a volcanic eruption destroyed a thriving town in PNG. Years later, houses have been rebuilt, as scientists watch and wait for the next big blast.

Melanesian leaders reject a push from pro-independence activists in Indonesia's restive Papua region to join a key regional group, saying they could not reach consensus on the bid.