A scheduling issue is one reason, but there are other factors that underscore why the defense treaty has yet to be signed. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Papua New Guinea (PNG) last ...

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

Last week, Papua New Guinea approved a new treaty with Australia, the Pukpuk Treaty, under which the two countries commit to defending each other in the event of an attack. Meanwhile, Australia is ...

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 ...

After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one is faced with an attack. According to ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea will be legally obliged to defend each other from a military attack on either territory under a landmark defence treaty, the ABC can reveal. The agreement will also give ...

On September 17, Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a mutual defense treaty known as the Pukpuk Treaty. “Pukpuk” is a local word in PNG for crocodile, and Canberra has touted the Pukpuk ...

SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest Pacific Island nation said was funded by Australia under a ...