Fears of Chinese interference in Australia’s relationship with Papua New Guinea have been temporarily subdued after the PNG cabinet approved a pivotal defence treaty with Australia, two weeks after ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape were supposed to ink the Pukpuk Treaty in September. But the signing failed to go ahead after PNG’s national cabinet could not meet to approve the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans could serve in the Australian Defence Force after PNG’s cabinet approved a historic defence treaty with ...

PNG Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, to be signed on Monday, would strengthen PNG’s defence capabilities “across all domains”, allowing his country to “protect its people and borders”.

Papua New Guinea's leader has assured his nation it is safe, secure and prepared to protect its people and borders after ticking off a mutual defence treaty with Australia. The Pukpuk treaty, named ...

The Chinese Embassy in Papua New Guinea has commented on a defence treaty between Australia and PNG. The Pukpuk Treaty has been described as a new mutual security deal between the two nations. It has ...

BEIJING: China has urged Papua New Guinea not to sign any deal that might exclude or restrict third parties from cooperating with the Pacific nation, as Australia scrambles to clinch a landmark ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Papua New Guinea (PNG) last week for two purposes. The first was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of PNG’s independence from Australia, and the ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape were supposed to ink the Pukpuk Treaty on Wednesday, but the signing failed to go ahead after PNG’s national cabinet could not meet to green light ...

A crowd of 12,000 watched as a symbol of Papua New Guinea's emerging nationhood ran onto the rugby league field for the first time in Port Moresby. Clad in yellow jerseys crossed with red Vs, players ...

Anthony Albanese insists Australia will seal a landmark defence treaty with Papua New Guinea as early as next month after being left red-faced on Wednesday when a planned signing ceremony failed to ...

Papua New Guinea and Australia didn’t sign a long anticipated Mutual Defence Treaty today. Instead, the prime ministers from both countries issued a last-minute communique, stating that the text had ...