The contestants wearing sashes are competing for a crown, but while it may look like a beauty pageant, this quest is more about culture and history.

The Chief of Australia's Air Force has signed a memorandum of understanding with Papua New Guinea's Defence Chief, as part of an ongoing program to rebuild the country's air unit.

Reg Swanborough and Ron Bridgman will honour their mates on Anzac Day as the last veterans from their respective units.

Having control over your sexual and reproductive health is a human right, but research shows two-thirds of Pacific Island women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy are unable to do so.

Princess Anne is the latest royal being sent out into the Commonwealth as the House of Windsor celebrates 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's rule. But the tour of PNG comes at a precarious time for the family. 

Princess Anne got a warm welcome in PNG, despite Republican movements elsewhere. Natalie Whiting reports.

Papua New Guinea is home to more than 850 native languages that are said to be dying with each generation. But two university students are working to change that.

Papua New Guinea is home to more than 850 native languages that are said to be dying with each generation. But two university students are working to change that.

Elsie Alberts is largely responsible for the popularity of women's rugby league exploding in Papua New Guinea. This weekend, all eyes will be on her in the NRLW grand final.

Elsie Alberts is largely responsible for the popularity of women's rugby league exploding in Papua New Guinea. This weekend, all eyes will be on her in the NRLW grand final.

Documents leaked to the ABC reveal the tallest building in Papua New Guinea, constructed by Chinese investors as a «symbol of friendship» between the two nations, has been deemed uninhabitable. 

Documents leaked to the ABC reveal the tallest building in Papua New Guinea, constructed by Chinese investors as a «symbol of friendship» between the two nations, has been deemed uninhabitable. 

Will this be the election for women to shine in a society known for its deeply entrenched patriarchal beliefs?

Social media is ubiquitous across the Pacific. But Western beauty standards perpetuated on social media can be particularly alienating for women of colour. 

COVID-19 has prompted a massive global health response, but it has come at a cost for the fight against another major killer, tuberculosis. 

On the streets of Perth, 4,000 kilometres from PNG, Wiwince Pigome raises the Morning Star flag — in doing so, she renews a decades-long push for independence from Indonesia.

Hundreds of students in a remote Papua New Guinean school have been stuck repeating the same grade for eight years because teachers won't show up to work. But there's debate about why. 

Recently elected secretary-general Henry Puna will step down in order to stop the key regional diplomatic body from splitting, according to a top Micronesian leader.

Indigenous man Daniel Gibuma has lived in Australia for as long as he can remember, but fears he may face deportation for the second time in two years due to an upcoming High Court challenge.

Polygamy has a long history in parts of Papua New Guinea. But some say this practice has evolved into something that harms women, causes violence and robs children of the care and resources they need.

For generations, Pacific Islander women sat cross-legged on the floor and fed their babies on demand. But breastfeeding rates have fallen over the past 20 years, so why are fewer women nursing their babies?

PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting flew to a remote hospital, where health workers are trying to save lives in incredible conditions.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has been forced to leave China and return home, after testing positive for COVID-19 after landing in Beijing.

COVID-19 cases in Papua New Guinea are beginning to surge again, as the Omicron variant spreads in the country.

Lady Roslyn Morauta is a board member of the group Pacific Friends of Global Health and says vaccination rates in the pacific are good but some countries, like Papua New Guinea are falling behind.

There are fears low vaccination coverage will hamper Melanesian nations’ economic recovery, as well as increasing the risk of allowing new variants to spring up near Australia’s shores. Alexandre Dayant from the Lowy Institute says Australia should look into investing people on their grounds to combat misinformation in addition to contributing COVID-19 vaccines to the region.

It comes as Papua New Guinea tries to overcome vaccine scepticism in the community. Nat Whiting reports.

At the same time, some of the country's limited support services have been diverted to respond to COVID. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Health workers and members of the Australian Defence Force have flown to Papua New Guinea to help deal with a COVID surge. PNG Correspondent Natalie Whiting reports.

Delta is spreading through the country, which is mostly unvaccinated. Natalie Whiting reports.

Scientist Dr Trevor Lambkin's labour of love documenting butterflies over 40 years could provide a key indicator of climate change impact on the Torres Strait islands.

About 1,300 men were originally sent to immigration detention in the Papua New Guinean province, but just a few hundred remain in the country.

A COVID-19 spike in the remote Papua New Guinea town of Daru has raised concerns on both sides of the Australia-PNG border. Four people have died, including a doctor, prompting the local hospital to scale down operations in case of a rise in coronavirus admissions.

Extreme vaccine hesitancy is prompting a rethink of the public messaging behind the Papua New Guinea 's COVID-19 immunisation drive.

The Papua New Guinea government is voicing concerns about a deal that would see one of the country's biggest companies, Oil Search, merge with with Australia's Santos.