Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the NRL’s planned 19th team, based in Port Moresby, needs incentives to encourage players to live in a compound in Papua New Guinea. In comments reported by multiple outlets on Friday, Albanese links the recruitment challenge to tax arrangements for PNG, describing the federal government’s approval of PNG tax breaks. The reports state that his government has proceeded with the PNG tax measures, and he argues that additional incentives are necessary to attract and retain players for the team’s move to Port Moresby. All three articles attribute the same core claim to Albanese: that players require an incentive package, including the prospect of living in a PNG compound, to make the relocation practical and appealing. The coverage does not present detailed conditions of the compound arrangements or quantify the specific tax benefits, but it consistently frames the tax breaks as part of the broader effort to support the team’s establishment in PNG.