Australia signs $600m deal to create PNG NRL team; further expansion could be ‘weeks away’
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has signalled a further expansion announcement could be imminent ...
PNG's NRL prophets preach hope and jobs for future talent, but not everyone is convinced
For the vast majority of Papua New Guineans, seeing more familiar faces in the NRL will be just a temporary relief from the ...
Australia and PNG's $600m NRL deal comes with a security condition
Australia has struck a deal with the Pacific country that will see the NRL feature a PNG side from 2028, but it comes with a ...
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 ...
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Australia-PNG Security Pact Now In Effect
Today, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia and the Hon James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, announced the entry ...
‘China clause’ could torpedo historic NRL deal with PNG
The NRL’s landmark $600 million deal with the Australian government for a Papua New Guinea team to join the competition could ...