A 14-day state of emergency is in effect in Port Moresby as authorities try to restore law and order, as well as essential services, following violent riots.

Cars torched, businesses looted and at least 16 dead in Papua New Guinea in violent riots over pay cuts that authorities say was a mistake.

Social and political tensions were rising across Papua New Guinea, then police went on strike and the streets ignited with deadly unrest, but the prime minister is claiming it was «political influence» that lit the match. 

Public servants' missing pay saw PNG's capital boiling over this week, leaving at least 16 dead and police withdrawing from the streets in a «pretty extraordinary scenario».

Sixteen people have died in violent riots in Papua New Guinea after some residents took advantage of police being on strike to set shops and businesses alight in the capital. The PM has now declared a state of emergency for 14 days.

At least 15 people have died in the violent unrest in the cities of Port Moresby and Lae.

Public servants' missing pay saw PNG's capital boiling over this week, leaving at least 16 dead and police withdrawing from the streets in a «pretty extraordinary scenario».

Fifteen people have died in violent unrest and riots in Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby and its second largest city, Lae, after a public servant pay issue spiralled into rioting and unrest overnight.

St John Ambulance has reported severe burns and gunshot wounds, as thousands engaged in looting and vandalism.

At least one person has died in Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby after a public servant pay issue spiralled into rioting and unrest overnight.

St John's Ambulances have reported severe burns and gunshot wounds, as thousands engaged in rooting and vandalism.

Angry mobs storm and pillage shops, setting fire to buildings in the Papua New Guinean capital.

The defence force has been deployed to restore order in the capital Port Moresby, as the government blames a payroll 'glitch'.

Footage shows the warehouse for one of PNG’s largest retailers in flames after it was ransacked, with hundreds flooding the streets outside.

Violence erupts on the streets of Port Moresby after a payroll error docked about $100 from the pays of public servants across the country.

A 'glitch' that short-changed public servants' pay packets led to protests and violence in Papua New Guinea.

This couple started writing picture books for children who have never seen one before. Now, they are building them a kindergarten too.

This reopened PNG mine could deliver billions to the government and landowners. To improve their lives, there’s a long way to go.

PNG's Porgera gold mine could potentially transform the fortunes of an impoverished province now that it has reopened. But some locals say they've experienced considerable environmental damage from the mine's waste and tailings.

The Porgera mine's closure in 2020 allowed the government to acquire a majority stake but crippled the local economy.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea, and now the country wants a team in the NRL. Kamin Gock, Xanthe Kleinig and Tim Swanston have this story.

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea — it's even the national sport. And if their bid to become the 18th team in the NRL is successful, there could be benefits for Australia beyond the field. 

Rugby league is widely loved in Papua New Guinea — it's even the national sport. And if their bid to become the 18th team in the NRL is successful, there could be benefits for Australia beyond the field. 

Chiefs and community leaders in Bougainville want an investigation into police officers over their alleged involvement in arming and orchestrating an organised crime gang that targeted people who had travelled to the autonomous region to buy guns and gold.

HMAS Matafele disappeared without a trace during a treacherous sea voyage in 1944, but a stroke of fortune meant a 19-year-old crewman missed the boat.

Three Pacific ministers attend a high-level meeting on police cooperation between China and Pacific Island nations as Beijing continues its push to cement deeper security ties with the region.

Three Pacific ministers attend a high-level meeting on police cooperation between China and Pacific Island nations as Beijing continues its push to cement deeper security ties with the region.

The move comes as China continues to establish itself as a police partner to the other nations in the region.

The country's aids council says the number of new infections has nearly doubled in one year.

Prime ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape meet in Canberra to deepen security ties with a pact that has a status like a treaty, while Beijing continues its push to expand policing ties with Pacific Island countries and regional defence chiefs discuss a joint military response group.

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape visits Canberra for talks with Anthony Albanese and to sign bilateral security agreement.

A Papua New Guinean lawyer who fled to Australia after blowing the whistle on one of the Pacific nation's biggest corruption scandals is awarded a prestigious free speech prize.

The agreement is expected to focus heavily on Papua New Guinea's internal security, with PNG looking to Australia to do more to help train and bolster its police force.

Fifteen years after a tsunami engulfed Samoa's shores there are still the telltale signs of entire reefs and coral beds that washed away. Tapping into the knowledge of fellow Indigenous leaders is sparking hopes for their restoration.

Fifteen years after a tsunami engulfed Samoa's shores there are still the telltale signs of entire reefs and coral beds that washed away. Tapping into the knowledge of fellow Indigenous leaders is sparking hopes for their restoration.