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Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.

What’s next? Bougainville Elders Worry About the loss of culture and traditions

What’s next? Bougainville Elders Worry About the loss of culture and traditions

Pororan lies off the northern tip of Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. It is one of the…

Jun 15, 2026
Can AI strengthen democracy? Italy’s parliament offers a test case

Can AI strengthen democracy? Italy’s parliament offers a test case

Apr 25, 2026
Planning for Tomorrow: What PNG Workers Need to Know Before Retirement

Planning for Tomorrow: What PNG Workers Need to Know Before Retirement

Apr 21, 2026
How the Morouta reforms shaped CTSL’s growth 25 years on

How the Morouta reforms shaped CTSL’s growth 25 years on

Apr 21, 2026
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Economy

Opinion | Housing tax relief raises real questions about supply, land and finance

Opinion | Housing tax relief raises real questions about supply, land and finance

Dec 31, 2025

PNG Kina Devaluation: Managing Financial Risk Amid IMF-Mandated Reforms

Jun 13, 2025

A tight deadline nears as PNG works to fix anti-money laundering & anti-terror financing systems

May 30, 2025

Lessons from Vietnam: Cheap internet, huge tax cuts and support to SMEs

Jun 18, 2023

Duma: Air Niugini to have 15 new aircraft to replace its aged fleet

Jun 9, 2023

Politics

Budget Passed, But MPs Warn Services Will Not Improve Without Structural Fixes

Budget Passed, But MPs Warn Services Will Not Improve Without Structural Fixes

Dec 2, 2025
PNG Budget 2026: A Security-Heavy Spending Plan Ahead of the 2027 Elections

PNG Budget 2026: A Security-Heavy Spending Plan Ahead of the 2027 Elections

Dec 1, 2025
NRI: We NEED to fix electoral boundaries before 2027 & we need the 2024 Census results NOW!

NRI: We NEED to fix electoral boundaries before 2027 & we need the 2024 Census results NOW!

Jun 18, 2025
Samoa Prepares For Snap Election In August As The Pacific Watches

Samoa Prepares For Snap Election In August As The Pacific Watches

Jun 16, 2025
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Agriculture

Wia Trade… A PNG coffee story

Wia Trade… A PNG coffee story

May 31, 2025
Coffee Brings Hope: How Interventions are Rebuilding Communities in PNG

Coffee Brings Hope: How Interventions are Rebuilding Communities in PNG

May 28, 2025
mushrooms

Mushrooms could be the next biggest thing out of the Eastern Highlands

Jun 13, 2023
Why family owned businesses must be supported by the PNG Government

Why family owned businesses must be supported by the PNG Government

Jun 1, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT

Special report: Bertha’s battle with breast cancer

Special report: Bertha’s battle with breast cancer

Special Report: Weapons trade

TECHNOLOGY

AI music

AI Has a Voice — and It’s Learning Tok Pisin

Dec 17, 2025 4 min read
AI,

AI, Journalism and Trust in a Zero-Click World

Dec 17, 2025
How Online Scams Have Become a Growing Epidemic in Papua New Guinea

How Online Scams Have Become a Growing Epidemic in Papua New Guinea

Dec 1, 2025
PNG races to adopt digital tools, but experts warn cyber security and AI risks are rising faster

PNG races to adopt digital tools, but experts warn cyber security and AI risks are rising faster

Dec 1, 2025
PNG’s Efforts to Unlock Monetization and Provide Opportunities for young content creators

PNG’s Efforts to Unlock Monetization and Provide Opportunities for young content creators

Sep 3, 2025
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Development

Lae’s Largest Housing Project in 50 Years Signals a New Phase of Urban Growth

Lae’s Largest Housing Project in 50 Years Signals a New Phase of Urban Growth

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How a World Bank Condition in 1995 Helped Weaken Papua New Guinea’s Road System

How a World Bank Condition in 1995 Helped Weaken Papua New Guinea’s Road System

Dec 1, 2025
Transparency and accountability: A lingering problem in districts

Transparency and accountability: A lingering problem in districts

Jul 11, 2025
Why citizens must demand public accountability

Why citizens must demand public accountability

Jul 11, 2025
Milne Bay now connected by road to Port Moresby

Milne Bay now connected by road to Port Moresby

Jun 20, 2025
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Reggae Music: The Sound of Great Minds
Music

Reggae Music: The Sound of Great Minds

Jun 26, 2023 4 min read
Ben Hakalitz: “we used to bang away at mum’s saucepans”
Music

Ben Hakalitz: “we used to bang away at mum’s saucepans”

Jun 17, 2023
Barike’s ‘wan kantri’, the song that never dies
Music

Barike’s ‘wan kantri’, the song that never dies

Jun 17, 2023
Bassist, Richard Mogu, a journey of discipline, commitment & brilliance
Music

Bassist, Richard Mogu, a journey of discipline, commitment & brilliance

Jun 15, 2023
Digby Holeong, the singer and bush sound engineer from Rabaul
Music

Digby Holeong, the singer and bush sound engineer from Rabaul

Jun 4, 2023