PNG, China and Australia

Australia turns to rugby to curb China influence in PNG
The Pacific nation has produced many stars of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) and has long been lobbying to join the franchise. Australia will provide A$600m (£301m, $384
Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team -- which is due to enter the competition "no later" than 2028 -- would "unite" the nation.
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
PNG Leader Says Bid To Join Australian Rugby League 'Very Strong'
Papua New Guinea's bid to break into Australia's rugby league competition is "very strong", the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP on Tuesday, with an announcement expected imminently.
Australia seals PNG rugby deal to counter Chinese influence
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a sporting deal accompanied by a strategic and confidential security pact that is designed to curb Chinese influence in the Pacific.
Australia's $600 Million Rugby League Power Play in PNG
Australia pledges A$600 million to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) enter the National Rugby League, aligning this with a security arrangement. The partnership aims to bolster strategic ties amidst China's growing influence in the 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 deploys rugby diplomacy to tempt neighbour away from China
Australian government will invest £300m in a new rugby league team based in Papua New Guinea. But there’s a catch – and it has nothing to do with the sport
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 announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
‘Never say no’: Meninga responds to potential PNG NRL coaching push
Rugby League Immortal Mal Meninga has no intentions of stepping down from his role with the Kangaroos to coach Papua New ...
Deals establish Australian neo-colonial control over Nauru, PNG security policy
As part of the aggressive US-led plans for war with China, the Australian Labor government is reviving transparent ...
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'Girls are stepping up': PNG map route to NRLW
With the official confirmation of the entry of a Papua New Guinea-based team into the Telstra NRL Premiership from 2028, ...
Rugby league-Australia to fund PNG team's entry to NRL in 2028 in Pacific security play
A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with Australia's security support for its Pacific neighbour ...
Why the NRL's expansion into PNG is most ambitious and complex move in rugby league history
Analysis - The most ambitious, complex and expensive expansion play in rugby league history officially came to life today, ...
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Australia to spend US$385m on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia is to spend AS$600 million (US$385) million to establish an Australian National Rugby League team from Papua New ...