Bougainville

Two years after beginning consultations the Bougainville Constitutional Planning Commission has released its first draft of a home grown constitution.

Theonila Roka Matbob is calling for the mining giant Rio Tinto to set "concrete commitments for remediation and clean up" of the Panguna mine. Audio

Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) has been given a five-year extension of its exploration licence for the Panguna Mine.

Bougainville is suggesting a moderator with the resources to be pro-active be sought to solve an impasse with the Papua New Guinea government over its independence issues.

The long-awaited re-opening of the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province is set to happen on Friday. Audio

The Bougainville Minister for Independence Implementation, Ezekiel Massatt, has launched an attack this week on Australia, calling it a "coward when it comes to the Bougainville independence issue". Audio

The Papua New Guinea Minister for Bougainville Affairs is misleading MPs, Bougainville's lead negotiator on the independence question says.

Manasseh Makiba has reminded MPs that the Bougainville referendum results are non-binding, and the national parliament is the only authority that will determine the fate of the referendum results.

Autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has launches a programme called 'Ten Thousand Toes' to combat lifestyle diseases to promote healthy living.

The incoming Papua New Guinea national MP for North Bougainville, Francesca Semoso, says "what you see is what you get".

Seasoned politician and former broadcaster from PNG's autonomous region of Bougainville, Francesca Semoso, becomes the first woman from Bougainville to win a seat in the national parliament. Audio

The Bougainville government wants changes to the Papua New Guinea's autonomous region's Mining Act.

A planned major industrial development in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has made progress.

A Council of Elders representative in the Autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville wants a commission of inquiry into alleged human rights violations by PNG soldiers during the civil war.

Bougainville's President Ishmael Toroama has signed an agreement aiming to deliver $US4.8 billion worth of critical buildings, roads, ports and airports.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is strongly opposed to a secret ballot for MPs when its independence referendum goes to the Papua New Guinea parliament.

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has sent its first participants to Australia under a new labour mobility programme.