A former police officer is believed to be the perpetrator, acting on orders from a rogue faction of Papuan separatists.

From Day One, President Biden identified the Indo-Pacific as the critical region for the future of the United States and the world. Under the ...

This innovation addresses challenges associated with the high cost, scarcity, and environmental concerns of cobalt, a key ...

A plan to clear 2 million hectares (5 million acres) of forest in Indonesian Papua for sugarcane plantations ... that these undertakings secure the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of ...

In February 2023, Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, abducted Philip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air.

Even to holders of powerful passports, an ever-shrinking number of countries considered safe to visit, means a world that is more difficult to navigate for travelers.

Papua New Guinea has also emerged as a hotspot ... Crime gangs also use the free movement of small vessels through the Torres Strait to import drugs, the report says. The UN’s Benedikt Hofmann ...

We’re kicking off the new year with another edition of Nature Breaking’s “Headlines & Trendlines.” Seth Larson and Hayley Lawton count down four of their favorite conservation wins from 2024.

From a hot spring trail in outback Queensland to duelling pianos in Darwin and a clutch of cool hotel debuts, here’s what’s ...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive ...

The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban ...