The Papua New Guinea government attributed the pay cut to an administrative glitch. Similar riots also caused damage in Lae, the second-biggest city in the southwestern Pacific country.

PNG had chosen Australia and the United States as security partners, he said. Riots in the PNG capital Port Moresby earlier in January left at least 16 dead, with major retail stores burnt and ...

During Australia's eight-year presence in PNG, there have been major incidents of violence, including hunger strikes, riots and the murder of an Iranian asylum seeker by guards. Getty Images Reza ...