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PNG women's cricket captain Brenda Hoi Tau ready to take on the world's best
When 25-year-old Brenda Hoi Tau from Hanuabada Village in Port Moresby leads the PNG Lewas team to Zimbabwe and the UAE, it's her family's support that pushes her forward.
Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Cricket
Solomon Islands PM backs China's political system, questions democracy values
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has defended the "Chinese style" of governing while questioning the values of democracy in a fiery pre-election campaign speech insiders say will create nervousness in Canberra.
Published: Location: Solomon IslandsTopic: World Politics
Nauru's only bank was about to leave — until a Chinese state-owned alternative arrived on the scene
Bendigo Bank has delayed plans to leave Nauru and close the Pacific Island country's only bank after a Chinese state-owned alternative signalled it may be willing to fill the void.
Published: Location: NauruTopic: Foreign Affairs
Practice makes perfect: PNG-born star Xavier Coates has been training to pull off his miracle try
Xavier Coates's spectacular last-minute try to snatch the win for the Melbourne Storm over the Warriors may have seemed like a miracle or a fluke, but the PNG star tells Nesian Footy it's a move he practises after almost every training session.
Published: Location: MelbourneTopic: NRL
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