Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for calm in neighbouring Papua New Guinea on Thursday, a day after widespread looting and arson left buildings in capital Port Moresby aflame amid reports of several deaths.
A police strike on Wednesday over a pay cut that officials blamed on an administrative glitch descended into lawlessness over the day, with TV footage showing thousands in the streets of Port Moresby, many carrying what appeared to be looted merchandise as black smoke billowed over the city.
