Ian Kemish is chair of the Kokoda Track Foundation, which receives funding from the Australian government and a range of corporate sponsors in PNG and Australia. He served as Australian high ...

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 be required to come to each other's aid if either country faces an attack, a major security agreement says. The bilateral defence treaty, seen by the ABC, will also ...

SYDNEY – A defence deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military, Canberra said on Sept 15, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific ...

Australia, Papua New Guinea Sign Communique After Mutual Defence Treaty Stalls By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his ...

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 ...

Sydney (AFP) – China cautioned Papua New Guinea against "undermining" its interests and sovereignty in signing a mutual defence pact with Australia widely seen as a counter to Beijing's growing ...

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 ...

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape (right) with Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese at the country’s recent 50th anniversary celebrations in Port Moresby. (AFP pic) China cautioned ...

The treaty is reportedly legally binding and compels Australia and PNG to defend each other if either is attacked. It also gives the Australian Defence Force more freedom to operate on PNG’s territory ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has issued a stern warning to Papua New Guinea not to sign a new security deal with Australia that ...