The Australian taxpayer will fork out 600 million for a new NRL team in PNG It is a bold expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure ...

Sports diplomacy transcends borders, fosters mutual understanding, and promotes shared values. Half of all Australian National Rugby League players have Pacific heritage. As Australia looks to build ...

But the sports-mad city's hopes of securing a licence were thrown ... There's a bit of work left to get to 20 but that's the ...

All are confident that in 10 years' time, the PNG team will not just be competitive, but will have transformed the NRL as we ...

“An NRL team for PNG is more than just sports — it is a national unification strategy." Rugby league is a 13-man version of the 15-player sport of rugby union. League is played primarily in Australia, ...

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 ...

Australia is committing A$600 million over 10 years to help Papua New Guinea enter the national rugby league competition.

The rugby league-mad Pacific nation had its NRL dream granted when the Australian and PNG Prime Ministers met in Sydney on Thursday to announce a team will join the league after two years of ...

Moreover, the PNG NRL bid is part of a much broader, older, and similarly funded, PacificAus Sports strategy that has been running since 2019. We have been here before, with the men’s and women ...