Former prime minister Bob Hawke has been awarded one of Papua New Guinea's highest honours.

Filmmaker Bob Connolly returns to the Papua New Guinea Highlands, where he was once caught up in a bloody tribal war and feared he would be murdered by axe-wielding men.

PAPUA New Guinea has responded with dismay over Bob Carr's surprise threat to sanction the country, calling in Australia's top diplomat in Port Moresby for a dressing down.

THE federal opposition has accused Foreign Minister Bob Carr of putting Australia's relationship with Papua New Guinea at risk by threatening the country with sanctions.

AUSTRALIA S new Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr claims he has been misunderstood after threatening to impose sanctions on Papua New Guinea.