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Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Dec. 12, 2024 04:32 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific. The Australian government will spend 600 million Australian dollars ($380...

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

Dec. 11, 2024 21:44 PM EST

SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape met in Sydney...