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From goldfields to the PNG bid: rugby league, policy and nationhood

Allan Donigi

Published
29 Jul 2026

PNG's entry into the NRL via the Chiefs is more than sport — it's nation-building and soft power. With A$600 million on the table, will governance, accountability and realistic expectations turn a historic opportunity into lasting national achievement?About the author/sAllan DonigiAllan Donigi is a disputes counsel and lawyer based in Papua New Guinea.

PNG's entry into the NRL via the Chiefs is more than sport — it's nation-building and soft power. With A$600 million on the table, will governance, accountability and realistic expectations turn a historic opportunity into lasting national achievement?About the author/s Allan Donigi Allan Donigi is a disputes counsel and lawyer based in Papua New Guinea.

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