Premise: Papua New Guinea ( PNG ; [ ˈpæpuə_njuː_ˈgɪniː , _ ˈpɑː - , _ - pju - ] , [ ˈpæpjuə , _ pɑːˈpuːə ] Papua Niugini Hiri Motu : Papua Niu Gini ) , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea , is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia , a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia .
Hypothesis: Papua New Guinea is dissociated with Oceania in every way.
Label: CONTRADICTION