Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face “emerging threats” to their security, a new defence treaty seen by the AFP news agency says.

The new treaty will recognise PNG as a nation that makes its own strategic decisions, and ensure Australia is a partner that ...

Returning home without a PNG defence treaty would be another blow for Albanese after Vanuatu shelved plans to sign a security ...

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Albanese travels to Port Moresby to meet James Marape, advancing Australia-PNG cooperation across defence, development and ...

In this bulletin, the Prime Minister gives assurances as Papua New Guinea delays signing a new security pact, three charged ...

Australia will spend billions of dollars on new weapons and equipment for Papua New Guinea’s military under a landmark new ...

Anthony Albanese insists a treaty with PNG will be signed, after the cabinet failed to endorse it because ministers had gone home.

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