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THE Royal Australian Navy survey ship HMAS Leeuwin has successfully concluded a five-week hydrographic survey deployment to Papua New Guinea (PNG), supporting safer navigation, strengthening maritime cooperation, and enhancing defence ties between Australia and PNG. Conducted from July 13 to Aug 16, 2026, the mission focused on surveying uncharted waters in Morobe Province. HMAS Leeuwin mapped coastal and offshore areas, conducted beach and littoral surveys, and collected tid

AUSTRALIA has announced funding for Artificial Intelligence toolkits for the Pacific as part of Pacific Cyber Week and the Digital Transformation Summit hosted in Port Moresby. Through the Southeast Asia and Pacific Cyber Program, Australia is providing almost K1.3 million (approx. AUD420,000) to Standards Australia to develop toolkits that will help Pacific island countries consider the safe and ethical adoption of artificial intelligence, in a practical way. The toolkits wi

PAPUA New Guinea will be hosting the Forum Pacific ICT Ministers Meeting (FIMM) and Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) from July 22 to 23 at APEC Haus, Port Moresby.The meetings will include participation from more than 18 countries, along with representatives from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFs). Senior officials will meet on July 22 to prepare policy papers and updates, whil

A girl uses her mobile phone in Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams By Samuel McKeith SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms that fail to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as evidence mounts that the ban has had little effect on teen use. The government will ‌also strengthen the information-gathering powers of its internet regulator, the eSafety Commiss

Dr Poya Gow in Boston. A PAPAUA New Guinean Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the United States, Dr Yalinu Poya Gow has expressed delight over being recognised for the second time to present her work at the Museum of Science in Boston. Dr Yalinu, a Member of Global Young Academy 2024-2029 and Member of Scientific Advisory Board AEHS Foundation (East Coast USA), said she was honoured to be invited by the Museum of Science, Boston, to pre

A new academic study has raised concerns over the possible emergence of “climate weapons” as a future form of weapons of mass destruction. The research explores how advanced technologies could potentially influence weather patterns, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and other environmental systems as part of modern warfare strategies. The study highlights controversial global research facilities such as the American HAARP project, Europe’s EISCAT system, China’s FAST radio teles

A Kremlin propagandist has said which European cities might be targeted by Russian nuclear missiles, adding that the U.K. would be the most vulnerable to such strikes. Yevgeny Popov is among the anchors and guests on Russia's state television who have made repeated threats against Western countries for their support of Ukraine in its fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression. This hawkish rhetoric frequently includes calls for missile strikes on European cap

Pictured: President of Russia, Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, May12. /TASS/. Hundreds of new factories have been opened in Russia in recent years and industrial production is growing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of new industrial facilities in the regions. "In recent years we have opened hundreds of new production facilities and workshops, plants, factories, among them - real industrial giants," he said the head of state. "In general, our industrial productio