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 ...

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea signed a joint defense pact, as Canberra pushes to curb China’s influence in the region. The treaty was signed in Canberra on Monday by Australian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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”.

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 ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a ...

A landmark defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been approved, with PNG's Prime Minister James Marape saying it will elevate the two countries' security relationship to "its ...

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, attends the ground breaking ceremony for the landmark fuel storage facility in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 15, 2025. PNG ...

Sport Confidential can reveal PNG Prime Minister James Marape is mulling over at least four names for the new PNG team – the Pythons, Chiefs, Angels and Crocodiles. There was a push for the new ...

Fiji’s forward stocks are set to be bolstered for the Pacific Championships by the inclusion of the Fainu brothers, Samuela and Sione. Samuela and Sione, who are also eligible for Tonga, have elected ...

Palestine has applied for membership of the BRICS as more countries recognised it as a state in recent weeks, a Palestinian diplomat said on Friday (September 26, 2025). However, it is yet to receive ...