Belinda Kora
Belinda Kora is based in Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinea capital, and works with the ABC's Asia Pacific Newsroom. She reports daily for ABC Radio Australia's Wantok and Pacific Beat programs. Belinda has worked for the ABC since 2018 and is one of PNG's most experienced journalists. You can follow her on Twitter: @BelindaKora1
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Discovery of six bodies lifts death toll in PNG riots to 22
The national death toll from violent riots in Papua New Guinea has climbed to 22, with the remains of six people found in Port Moresby today.
State of emergency declared in Papua New Guinea with defence personnel on standby to stop further violence
Sixteen people have died in violent riots in Papua New Guinea after some residents took advantage of police being on strike to set shops and businesses alight in the capital. The PM has now declared a state of emergency for 14 days.
Authorities condemn 'brazen' social media video depicting violence in PNG highlands
Police authorise the use of "lethal force" in Papua New Guinea and the prime minister proposes new laws — carrying terms of life imprisonment — in response to tribal violence gripping the nation's highlands that has left dozens dead in recent weeks.
Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside
PNG's Foreign Minister faced widespread calls to resign after he called critics of a video, made during a taxpayer-funded trip to the coronation of King Charles III and posted on social media by his daughter, "primitive animals" and "useless individuals".
Australian-born PNG foreign minister under fire over 'primitive animals' comments
Calls for Papua New Guinea's foreign minister to be sacked — and have his citizenship stripped — over "racist" and "derogatory" comments are intensifying ahead of US President Joe Biden's historic visit to the country.
PNG foreign minister says critics of his daughter's coronation trip Tik Tok video are 'primitive animals'
Savannah Tkatchenko flaunts extravagant meals in first-class airport lounges and "elite" shopping experiences at luxury-brand stores in the video showing what she got up to on the taxpayer-funded trip to London to attend the coronation of King Charles III.
Inside the operation to find and arrest a gang of kidnapping bandits in thick PNG jungle
Police in Papua New Guinea say there is "unfinished business" in their pursuit of the criminal gang who took an Australian archaeologist and three local women hostage in the country's highlands.
A brazen kidnapping, a ransom demand and a rescue mission: Australian professor, PNG research team freed
An Australian archaeology professor and his two Papua New Guinean colleagues are released from captivity after more than a week of tense and traumatic negotiations, and a complex security operation involving police and defence personnel.
Bottles of Coke, all-day games and child prodigies: How darts has taken Papua New Guinea by storm
After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.
Port Moresby hospital holds mass burial for unclaimed bodies after viral video shows overflowing morgue
Papua New Guinea's health authorities bury 92 unclaimed bodies, including 40 children, after a video showing overflow from a morgue being stored in a shed went viral.
PNG's general election delayed after Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil dies in a car crash
Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident that killed Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil on the eve of the 2022 general election nominations.
Coalition divided amid concerns agriculture visa could undermine Pacific Islands scheme
There is growing unease within the Coalition over the federal government's proposed new agriculture visa, as experts warn it could undermine Australia's flagship labour schemes for Pacific Island workers.
'We deserve better': As COVID-19 rips through my city, I fear I can't keep my family safe
I live with six others in Port Moresby, which is at the centre of PNG's COVID-19 outbreak. If one of us tests positive to this deadly virus, I am unsure how we will be able to isolate ourselves.
'Father of the nation': Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Michael Somare dies at 84
Sir Michael Somare led PNG into independence from Australia in 1975 and was one of the country's longest-serving politicians, with a career that spanned five decades.
PNG defends multi-million-dollar plans to develop COVID 'cure'
Medical experts raise concerns over Papua New Guinea's plans to give $4 million to a newly founded company that claims it may have discovered a new coronavirus treatment.
PNG celebrates as Justin Olam scores 'inspirational' first try of the NRL grand final
In rugby-mad PNG, Melbourne Storm player Justin Olam is being hailed a legend, after earning his spot in the history books by becoming just the fourth Papua New Guinean to be part of a winning NRL grand final team.