Prime Minister James Marape on December 5 said the bid to join the National Rugby League (NRL) doesn’t hinge upon a security pact. Marape made the comments amid reports on Australian government sources saying negotiations would see China blocked from gaining a military foothold in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG’s entry into the NRL is...

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