Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major defense treaty, which Beijing claims unfairly targets China.

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a defense treaty with Australia, aiming to curb Chinese influence in the region.

The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defence treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as ...

SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday after plans to sign a ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face "emerging threats" to their security, a new defence treaty seen by AFP on Tuesday (September 16, 2025 ...

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 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 ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been in Papua New Guinea as the country celebrated 50 years of independence. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will leave Papua New Guinea ...

stalled, in what marked the second setback in the Pacific in September. The two leaders instead signed a defence communique. Mr Marape told reporters in Port Moresby that it was in the two countries’ ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape both suggested in recent days the Pukpuk Treaty would go ahead even though Mr Marape’s cabinet had not given it the green light. Under the ...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA commemorated its 50th Independence Day yesterday, September 16, 2025, and the Pacific nation highlighted its enduring partnership with the Philippines as a cornerstone of its ...

PORT MORESBY, September 18, 2025 - The World Bank has announced the appointment of Han Fraeters as the World Bank's Division Director for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, effective ...