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Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese ...
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Rugby as diplomacy: Australia's strategy to curb Chinese influence
Australia signed a pact with Papua New Guinea to join the national rugby league, providing funding and fostering unity.
Revealed: The stunning fact behind PNG prime minister's prediction that the nation's NRL team will win the grand final within 10 years
The move ends months of speculation over where a new franchise could be founded, with the team set to be based in Port ...
Australia to tackle Chinese influence with Papua New Guinean rugby team
A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while ...
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Australia and Papua New Guinea strike deals to counter China
Papua New Guinea is set to enter Australia's National Rugby League in 2028, following a security deal with Australia. Australia will provide Papua New Guinea 600 million Australian ...
Australia turns to rugby to curb China influence in PNG
Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to ...
Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New ...
Australia To Spend $385 Mn On PNG Rugby League Team With Eye On China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister ...