MUCH has been said on the fringes of Papua New Guinea’s mutual defence treaty with Australia, with the document signed ...

Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific amid China's growing presence ...

China has urged Papua New Guinea not to sign any deal that might exclude or restrict third parties from cooperating with the ...

Security experts say Australia’s dealmaking across the Pacific will embolden China to intensify its influence activities, ...

Australia will gain access to Papua New Guinea's (PNG) military facilities and troops under a new deal that will see both ...

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea signed a joint defense pact, as Canberra pushes to curb China’s influence in the region.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says there is a "high possibility" the country would not enter a conflict involving Australia and China, despite having signed a mutual defence treaty with ...

Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has hosed down concerns that Papua New Guinea would sit out a potential conflict ...

Australia is preparing to green light another $500m-plus loan for Papua New Guinea as it turns on the foreign aid tap for the ...

For Australia and the US, the Pacific is no longer a comfortable backyard — it's a battleground of credibility.

The statement by Beijing’s ambassador to Papua New Guinea came as defence chiefs warned that China was becoming more ...