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Media Releases 2026
July
- Digital Transformation Summit and Pacific Cyber Week kicks off in Port Moresby, 20 July 2026
- Paving the way for DoWH PNG's road engineering workforce, 20 July 2026
- Preserving stories for future generations, 16 July 2026
- Fueling the future of nutrition leadership , 13 July 2026
- Building connections for inclusive leadership, 07 July 2026
- Final cohort completes health executive leadership program, 01 July 2026
June
- Partners convene to strengthen snakebite response and care in PNG , 30 June 2026
- New Australia–PNG court partnership to strengthen justice services, 30 June 2026
- Australia launches Bougainville School Recovery Support and Breakfast Initiative in Buka, 29 June 2026
- PNG - Australia Partnership delivers community-driven sawmills to South Fly , 29 June 2026
- Australian support keeps Adventist Aviation in the air, 29 June 2026
- PNG-Australia Partnership strengthens cyber safety for businesses across Papua New Guinea , 29 June 2026
- Papua New Guinea New moves to unlock climate investment , 26 June 2026
- Australia’s continued support powers decentralised medical education in PNG , 26 June 2026
- PNGDF strengthen trade skills , 26 June 2026
- PNG teachers lead strong classroom practice at Iobuna Kouba Primary, 25 June 2026
- Labour mobility program takes next step towards transition to the ABG, 25 June 2026
- Australia strengthens support for financial inclusion across Papua New Guinea, 24 June 2026
- Coordinated planning to strengthen the 2027 transport budget, 23 June 2026
- Pottery Classes return to Port Moresby Arts Theatre, 23 June 2026
- Official Launch of the Morehead Development Hub A Commitment to empowering Western Province, 23 June 2026
- Building the leaders behind PNG's sporting future, 23 June 2026
- Community rugby league promotes inclusion and positive futures, 22 June 2026
- 2,200 Explosive threats removed to protect East New Britain communities, 22 June 2026
- Strong signals: PNGDF members complete communications training , 22 June 2026
- PNGDF officer returns home to support safer communities in East New Britain , 22 June 2026
- Australia builds four new bridges to keep Papua New Guinea connected, 22 June 2026
- Building infrastructure is more than what you see - it’s about the people behind it, 22 June 2026
- Australia Backs Women Engineers of Tomorrow with New University of Technology Student Residential Hall, 19 June 2026
- Strengthening TB Service Delivery in North Fly, 19 June 2026
- New health centre in Gasmata to strengthen access to primary health care, 18 June 2026
- Road Repairs Spark Growth for PNG-Owned Businesses, 18 June 2026
- Australian support lifts Netball PNG’s path to international participation, 16 June 2026
- New ANGAU Pharmacy to strengthen access to medicines in Lae, 16 June 2026
- Cleaning up the Sergeants’ Mess at Murray Barracks , 16 June 2026
- Australian soldiers deliver sport and smiles , 15 June 2026
- Trade Qualification Program graduate continues to build skills on major infrastructure projects, 16 June 2026
- Recognising Australia Awards Alumni delivering impact across Papua New Guinea, 16 June 2026
- Strengthening crisis coordination and emergency management , 15 June 2026
- Western Province Launches TB Surveillance Dashboard, 15 June 2026
- Papua New Guinea and Australia work together to ensure schools are safer and more inclusive, 15 June 2026
- Pacific partnership to deliver stronger prosecutions in Papua New Guinea, 12 June 2026
- Australia supports PNG’s next generation of sports journalists through commentary training, 11 June 2026
- Multinational explosives operation underway in East New Britain , 11 June 2026
- From campus to construction : PNG UoT graduate helps shape women`s pathway into engineering, 11 June 2026
- Returning to his roots: Captain Sios supports bomb disposal operation in East New Britain , 09 June 2026
- New market facilities opened in Minimb and Baisu Gate in Western Highlands , 08 June 2026
- Addressing gaps to inclusion for children with disabilities in PNG, 08 June 2026
- Australia supports climate-resilient growth in PNG, 08 June 2026
- Australia supports safe, secure and effective correctional services in Papua New Guinea, 05 June 2026
- PNGDF and ADF work side by side in bomb disposal operation , 05 June 2026
- Strengthening internal audit capacity across Provincial health authorities, 04 June 2026
- Charting new courses, 04 June 2026
- Australia helps people with disabilities succeed in business , 04 June 2026
- Australia supports Western Province to strengthen transparency , 04 June 2026
- Strengthening family planning partnerships to drive a sustainable future, 04 June 2026
- PNG librarians build skills to strengthen higher education and research access, 02 June 2026
- Parents step up to support schools and student learning in Central and Sandaun, 02 June 2026
- Improving child health access along the Kokoda Track, 02 June 2026
- Ngaiire returns to PNG to launch music mentorship pilot, 02 June 2026
- New softball facilities coming soon to UPNG, 01 June 2026
- PALM Expo leads to job opportunities for Papua New Guineans, 01 June 2026
- PNG media delegation departs for Australia to report on the NRL, 01 June 2026
May
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People with disabilities help shape inclusive health infrastructure at ANGAU Hospital, 28 May 2026
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Students sharpen their trade at rural and remote construction sites, 28 May 2026
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Pacific Response Group brings PNG and Australia together to support the Pacific , 28 May 2026
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Pilai Long Stap Wantaim (Play for Unity) Fund recipients to support community sport in PNG, 27 May 2026
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Australia continues support for PNG women researchers with advanced training in Melbourne, 27 May 2026
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Pacific Australia Skills launched, 26 May 2026
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PNG Women in Disability Network Elects New National Leadership Team PNG, 25 May 2026
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Australian employers attend PNG PALM Expo, 25 May 2026
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Buzi community turns climate and resource knowledge into local resilience, 22 May 2026
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Australia and PNG Churches recommit to partnership, 22 May 2026
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Australian and Papua New Guinean Churches unite on health and education , 21 May 2026
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Women take the helm as PNG Ports gains ground on gender inclusion, 20 May 2026
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Seas the day! PNGDF members set sail in Australian Navy training program, 19 May 2026
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Accurate testing, faster results: PNG launches new laboratory strategy, 19 May 2026
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PNG moves to lift GBV counselling standards after Victoria learning exchange , 18 May 2026
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Australia and PNG revitalize corporation in road planning and resilience through Cairns study tour, 18 May 2026
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Enhancing lives in Ngalasue through WASH Project, 18 May 2026
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Buzi village, South Fly, receives newly constructed sanitation facility for students, 18 May 2026
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Home-grown talent helps bring solar power to remote PNG Communities , 18 May 2026
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PNG Women Lead bring together leaders, practitioners, and advocates from across PNG, 15 May 2026
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Community comes together to deliver clean water, 15 May 2026
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Strengthening water security through partnership in East Sepik, 14 May 2026
- New menstrual health program supports women in a correctional setting, 14 May 2026
- Australia partners with PNGRGC to strengthen governance in resources sector, 12 May 2026
- Australia gifts helicopters to strengthen Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary capacity, 12 May 2026
- Australia supports community-led infrastructure in Western Province, 12 May 2026
- Australia partnering with Department of Works and Highways to restore national road access following Cyclone Maila, 12 May 2026
- Australia ensures essential health services reach communities in remote and hard-to-reach areas, 11 May 2026
- Exercise No Sik Soljia - Australia and PNG deepen defence health ties, 07 May 2026
- Emergency works restore access at Aita wet crossing in Bougainville, 06 May 2026
- Celebrating PNG`s Midwives, 06 May 2026
- Australia`s Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy visits PNG for PRETTM, 05 May 2026
- The University of Papua New Guine and The Australian National University renew partnership to drive education excellence, 05 May 2026
- MEDCAP partnership in action in Central Province, 04 May 2026
- Australia supports new partnership to strengthen services in Menyamya, 04 May 2026
- Safety training builds safer and healthier workplaces, 04 May 2026
- A shared vision in motion: MV YWAM PNG sets sail, 04 May 2026
- Kimbe Port works progressing as equipment bagre arrives from Townsville, 01 May 2026
April
- Update on Australia`s support to PNG response to ex- Cyclone Maila, 30 April 2026
- Next generation of PNG Trade Policy leaders to undertake world- leading training at Adelaide University, 29 April 2026
- Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand convene inaugural National Labour Mobility Coordination Committee, 29 April 2026
- Papua New Guinea , Australia and international partners coordinate urgent relief following Cyclone Maila, 28 April 2026
- Australia Supports Polio Vaccination Campaign, 28 April 2026
- Women lead on World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 28 April 2026
- Colonel Boniface Aruma leads Australian Army 3rd Brigade at Anzac Day march, 27 April 2026
- Australia supports training of next generation of PNG communicators, 27 April 2026
- At First Light: Anzac Day Dawn Servcies Across Papua New Guinea, 26 April 2026
- Bound by history :Anzac Day reflections from Papua New Guinea, 24 April 2026
- Australia and Papua New Guinea invest in youth skills for future leadership, 24 April 2026
- 5-Year WaSH Plan launch by Delta Fly District, Western Province, 23 April 2026
- Remote schools recieve over 200,000 books through PNG-Australia partnership, 23 April 2026
- Australia supports faith-based and health leafers to strengthen responses to violene in Papua New Guinea, 22 April 2026
- Australia fuels the last mile in delivery of cyclone supplies in Milne Bay, 21 April 2026
- Strengthening women business owners` financial literacy in Kokoda, 21 April 2026
- Australia supports local jobs and skills through Lae Main Market build, 21 April 2026
- Supporting women and girls` education to strengthen communities, 21 April 2026
- National Department of Health drives workplace equity and social inclusion training, 21 April 2026
- Morobe leaders strengthen coordination to improve access to justice, 21 April 2026
- Australia supports urgent road access restoration in Bougainville and Milne Bay after Cyclone Maila, 21 April 2026
- Australia provides humanitarian support to Milne Bay, 20 April 2026
- An historic milestone for the Pukpuk Treaty, 18 April 2026
- Australia Provides Urgent Humanitarian Support to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, 16 April 2026
- PNGDF and Australian aircraft assist relief efforts after TC Maila, 15 April 2026
- Australia sends response team to support Cyclone Malia humanitarian effort, 15 April 2026
- Transport sector agencies endorse review to strengthening coordination in PNG, 14 April 2026
- Strengthening Health Services in Gerehu, 14 April 2026
- Australia Awards welcomes Bougainville College of Nursing as new tertiary partner, 10 April 2026
- Papua New Guinea recipients announced for the Australian Government`s Play for Equity Fund, 10 April 2026
- PNG Cricketers to Gain valuable Experience Through Australian Coaching and competition, 10 April 2026
- Women highlight leadership impact, 10 April 2026
- Groundbreaking marks start of major upgrade for Bekut Correctional Facility, 09 April 2026
- Australian Government supports PNG Correctional Services with weapons management system, 09 April 2026
- Finding Confidence through Sport: Emmmanuel Sevara`s Inclusion GymBad Journey, 08 April 2026
- Australia Awards building momentum for stronger goverance in Papua New Guinea, 08 April 2026
- Australia and Papua New Guinea invest in law and justice leadership, 07 April 2026
- Australia and Papua New Guinea:United in Addressing HIV, 07 April 2026
- Centre for Eye Health on track to open this year, 07 April 2026
- Upgraded Bosset Health Centre improves access to health care for rural communities in Western Province, 02 April 2026
- Illuminating South Fly District:remote households study, work, and stay connected, 01 April 2026
- HMPNGS Francis Agawi supports International Fleet Review, 01 April 2026
- Australia and Papua New Guinea strengthen partnership for women`s rights, 01 April 2026
- Community- based TB elimination project screens thousands of people in Daru, 01 April 2026
- Joint planning exercise boosts PNG health emergency readiness, 01 April 2026
March
- PNGDF receieve new combat uniforms, 31 March 2026
- Women shaping WASH decisions improve water access in South Fly, Western Province, 31 March
- Australia- supported carpentry training kick-starts poultry businesses in Western Province, 30 March 2026
- Building and construction graduates help improve Buimo staff housing, 30 March 2026
- Strengthening mirco, small and medium enterprises in PNG, 30 March 2026
- Young women helping build Papua New Guinea`s infrastructure future, 30 March 2026
- Assessing armouries at Papua New Guinea Correctional Services, 30 March 2026
- Supporting the frontline of PNG`s response to family and sexual violence, 26 March 2026
- Pawa meris: PNGDF National Women`s Day panel discusses women in leadership, 25 March 2026
- New Law and Justice Partnership Empowers Bougainville Students, 24 March 2026
- Australia and Papua New Guinea strengthen disaster preparedness partnership, 24 March 2026
- Australia invests in game-changing new TB drugs benefitting PNG, 24 March 2026
- PNGDF Women take the lead at up- armoured driver training, 23 March 2026
- Partnership in practie: stregnthening health secuirty in Papua New Guinea by Australia`s Ambassador for Global Health , Mr Chris Cannan, 20 March 2026
- Additional Support for Papua New Guinea`s plan to protect children from polio, 20 March 2026
- Raising the Bar: Team PNG launches high-performance plan with Australian support, 18 March 2026
- Students inspired to know their rights and stand against violence, 18 March 2026
- Award-nominated PNG art welcomed home, 18 March 2026
- Australian Ambassador for Global Health visits PNG, 16 March 2026
- Hela youth choose commerce over conflict, 13 March 2026
- Bougainville women leading change for equality and peace, 12 March 2026
- Women leaders drive stronger justice institutions in Papua New Guinea, 12 March 2026
- VIP treatment:the toilet becomes cleaner, safer and more durable, 11 March 2026
- Strengthening community safety through Volunteer Probation Officers, 10 March 2026
- HMPNGS Francis Agwi sets sail, 10 March 2026
- Young Papua New Guinea women taking their place in trades jobs, 09 March 2026
- Testing the limits:PNGDF Long Range Reconnaisssance Unit selection course underway, 09 March 2026
- 30 Years strong: PNGDF Long Range Reconnaissance Unit marks anniversary, 06 March 2026
- Australia supports critical safety upgrades at Baisu Correctional Facility, 05 March 2026
- Basic counselling training strengthens support for survivors of violence, 05 March 2026
- Kokopo visit strengthens Lae Market redevelopment plans, 04 March 2026
- Australia and PNG invest in new bailey bridge to improve East Cape Road access, 03 March 2026
- Strengthening TB diagnostic capability through laboratory partnership, 03 March 2026
- Deepened defence cooperation through senior enlisted leader engagement, 02 March 2026
- Australia, PNG and Google at AI Impact Summit in India, 02 March 2026
February
- Empowering PNG Lectures: Collaborative workshop drives quality education reform, 26 February 2026
- Play for Equity in action: Australia supports inclusive sport with Special Olympics PNG, 25 February 2026
- Preparing the ground for a National Seed Policy for Papua New Guinea, 24 February 2026
- Up-armoured vehicles take the lead in joint exercise, 24 Februrary 2026
- Strengthening the role of research and data in PNG, 23 February 2026
- Keep the lights on and hopes high through solar power in Milne Bay, 20 February 2026
- Celebrating Australia Day in Bougainville, 20 February 2026
- Fighting the wildfire:Highlands communities and frontline defenders are stopping sorcery-accusation related violene, 20 February 2026
- PNG Law and Justice Sector plans for 2026, 20 February 2026
- PNG players, umpires and coaches attend AFL Pacific Academy Camp in Australia, 19 February 2026
- Business without barriers: Building a more inclusive environment for entrepreneurs with disability, 19 February 2026
- PNG Correctional Services Strengthens Inclusion, 19 February 2026
- Australian Parliamentarians meet PNG`s emgerging women leaders in Port Moresby, 18 February 2026
- Australia helps PNG Health workers to respond to survivors safely and consistently, 16 February 2026
- PNG Women strengthening research capacity and building international networks, 16 February 2026
- New Books to Inspire Young Readers Across Papua New Guinea, 13 Friday 2026
- Australia supports Land Commission to strengthen transparency and client services, 12 February 2026
- Morobe pilot project paves way for province-wide water and sanitation services improvement, 12 February 2026
- PNG and Australia establish Joint Project Team to progress the Pukpuk Connectivity Initiative, 10 February 2026
- PNG strengthens commitment to international law and cyberspace, 9 February 2026
- Ready for take-off:New Bell 412 Rotary Wing in use by PNGDF, 5 February 2026
- Empowering the next generation:female trainees join Lae Market Redevelopment Project, 5 February 2026
- Netball PNG complete strategic planning and high-performance workshop with Australian Government support, 4 February 2026
- Decade long advocacy results in a Landmark GBV and SARV Plan for Jiwaka, 4 February 2026
- Mobile Journalism kits boost local radio, 4 February 2026
January
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New Visa Package to strengthen PNG-Australia Ties Ahead of Chiefs` NRL Debut, 30 January 2026
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Australian Netball Legened Simone McKinnis Supports Netball PNG with High Performance Development, 29 January 2026
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Back to school: PNGDF Memeber commences study at the Australian Defence College, 28 January 2026
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Metoreia Urban Health Centre marks One Year of care and community, 27 January 2026
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Solar power transforms teaching and learning in Huon Gulf, 26 January 2026
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PNG- Australia Partnership promotes school readiness and student access for International Education Day 2026, 23 January 2026
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Teachers Step Up to Become Leaders of the Future, 23 January 2026
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Partnership Strengthens Child Safety at Kilakila Primary School, 20 January 2026
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PNGRFL launches first gender strategy for rugby league, 15 January 2026
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Australian Government supports PNG Lewas` preparation ahead of ICC Women`s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, 14 January 2026
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Femili PNG to benefit from Australia’s PAVE Initiative, 12 January 2026
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Australia supports PNG to drive improvement in health systems, 9 January 2026
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Australia supports Resource Centre to strengthen PNG women`s economic participation, 9 January 2026
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First-of-its-kind Health Hearing Club, 8 January 2026
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ADF brings joy to children at Cheshire Inclusive Education Resource Centre, 8 January 2026
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Business Coalition for Women showcases innovative workplace safety program at Australasian Aid Conference, 8 January 2026
- New PNG Defence Force facilities boost capability and create opportunities, 06 January 2026