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"Precarious": NRL expansion into PNG leaves some 'uneasy'

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 14 Dec 2024, 3:59pm
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape are seen before the International match between Australian Men's PMs XIII and PNG Men's PMs XIII at Suncorp Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape are seen before the International match between Australian Men's PMs XIII and PNG Men's PMs XIII at Suncorp Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

"Precarious": NRL expansion into PNG leaves some 'uneasy'

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 14 Dec 2024, 3:59pm

There’s been a mixed response to the announcement that Papua New Guinea will house the newest NRL team. 

The team will be based out of the capital, Port Moresby, and will join the competition from 2028. 

It will be the first non-Australia based club since the Auckland Warriors were established in 1995. 

Australia Correspondent Adam Peacock joined Piney to discuss the fallout of the announcement.  

“You can tell that there’s an, like, above and beyond tone to it all to attract players in the sense that they’ll go up there and not have to pay tax, so that says a lot.” 

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