Tim Swanston
Papua New Guinea
Tim Swanston is the ABC's Papua New Guinea correspondent. He has most recently worked in Western Sydney as the newsroom's videojournalist. He began his career at the ABC in 2017 and has worked in the Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns newsrooms and as a reporter for triple j's Hack program. He tweets at @Tim_Swanston
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Deadly riots, China's expanding ties to the Pacific and a no confidence vote loom large ahead of historic speech
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has arrived in Canberra ahead of a historic address at Parliament House, but a political storm is continuing to brew at home in Port Moresby.
Investigation launched after woman charged with drug importation linked to companies that reportedly received Australian and PNG government funds
On Sunday, the ABC revealed Mei Lin, who is understood to have Australian residency, had been arrested and charged over a "black flight" drug plot.
Australian refugee funds reportedly linked to companies associated with woman arrested over alleged PNG drug flight
The arrest of company director Mei Lin in Brisbane last week has raised concerns in PNG government circles due to her links to business interests associated with political figures, including former deputy prime minister Moses Maladina.
'People we know … just gone mad': These Port Moresby residents lost more than their stores in last week's riots
Behori Joku lost everything she worked for in the Port Moresby riots. Others lost more than that as economic and political tensions erupted.
Discovery of six bodies lifts death toll in PNG riots to 22
The national death toll from violent riots in Papua New Guinea has climbed to 22, with the remains of six people found in Port Moresby today.
Analysis
analysis:When the PNG PM appeared with 26 colleagues by his side, there was a clear message
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.
State of emergency declared in Papua New Guinea with defence personnel on standby to stop further violence
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.
Chaos in the streets of Port Moresby after 'technical glitch' hits public servants' pay
Violence erupts on the streets of Port Moresby after a payroll error docked about $100 from the pay of public servants across the country.
$7bn of gold is buried in these PNG hills. The battle to claim it has been called 'Game of Thrones on crack'
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.
Australia signs sweeping security pact with PNG as China continues push for policing influence in Pacific
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.
Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign major bilateral security agreement
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.
These refugees were detained for years on Manus Island. Now they're caught between three countries
Men who spent years in detention on Manus Island living in the hope of resettlement now face being evicted from their temporary homes.
Refugees fear eviction as PNG and Australia clash over 'outstanding invoices'
The PNG government says Australia committed to providing funding to support the refugees there until they were all resettled, but service providers allege they are owed tens of millions of dollars.
'They're killing people at sea': The lucrative PNG trade that gave rise to pirates
In PNG's Manus province, dozens of locals have gone missing in treacherous journeys across the seas in search of the addictive betel nut. Some of them drown, but others meet their ends at the hands of other traders, or pirates.
Solomon Islands PM blasts the United States after missing Pacific Leaders' Summit at White House
Mr Sogavare said the US "lecture you and lecture you" about "how good they are" and suggested the Pacific Leaders' Summit — held in Washington this week — needs a rethink.
US 'disappointed' by Solomon Islands snub as Pacific Island leaders gather at White House
The United States says it is "disappointed" by the absence of Solomon Islands' prime minister from a summit aimed at improving Washington's ties to the region.
PNG and Australia's defence cooperation is a 'jewel' of their relationship but forming a treaty has not been simple
Months after an expected date to sign a Bilateral Security Treaty, Australia and PNG remain at the negotiating table, working to create a framework for current defence activities as well as expanded security cooperation in the future.
Violence is so bad in this PNG community that police sealed it off to outsiders. The ABC got to go inside
With a seemingly endless supply of guns, money and young men willing to act as mercenaries, tribal fighting in PNG has become akin to guerilla warfare.
PNG's central bank is feuding with a major fuel supplier. Now the government has declared a national emergency
The Papua New Guinea government is deeply concerned about ongoing fuel supply in the country, after declaring a snap 30-day national emergency on Monday. Here's how we got here.
Macron warns of 'new imperialism' in Pacific, as Blinken says 'door is open' for NZ to join AUKUS
The United States says "the door is open" for New Zealand to join AUKUS, as three of the world's most influential leaders continue their tour of the Pacific region.
Chance encounter reveals partial remains of Australian soldiers who died on the Kokoda Track
More than eight decades after Australian soldiers were transferred from temporary graves on the Kokoda Track to a wartime cemetery, a chance discovery reveals the task was never quite completed.
Analysis
analysis:Why PNG's diary of political visitors is full and Solomon Islands thinks someone might give them an army
The United States is continuing to ramp up its campaign for influence in the Pacific to match China's intensifying efforts but with ever more outside players clamouring for a spot in the region, the margin for error grows narrower, writes Stephen Dziedzic.
PNG family demand answers after soldier shot dead in a training exercise
The family of a Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier who was shot dead in a "tragic accident" during a training exercise last week are calling for greater transparency from the force in investigating his death.
The PNG gang that kidnapped an Australian professor may now be unleashing new horrors on teen girls
A group of bandits that kidnapped an Australian professor in the PNG Highlands appears to have struck again, this time snatching and assaulting a group of women and girls. Warning: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.
US military granted unimpeded access to key Papua New Guinea defence facilities in new security agreement
The United States military is being given "unimpeded access" to key PNG defence facilities, including the joint PNG-Australia Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island, as part of a sweeping Defence Cooperation Agreement.