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Packing more than the usual muscle: PNG gets NRL's 18th team

Packing more than the usual muscle: PNG gets NRL's 18th team

SBS News in Depth
8 min
Today
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Papua New Guinea is to be the home of the NRL's 18th team, with Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape confirming the side will enter the competition in 2028. But this is more than just a story about sport - it's about how Australia is finding ways to shore up national security in a destabilising environment.