Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape attend a flag lowering ceremony in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, September 16, 2025. AAP/MICK TSIKAS ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia has signed a new defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, its first in more than 70 years, as Canberra seeks to block China from expanding its security presence in the ...

A defence deal to be signed this week could see Papua New Guineans serve in the Australian military - Copyright Government of Papua New Guinea/AFP Handout A defence ...

A push by the Australian Labor government to strengthen its neo-colonial dominance in the South West Pacific received a setback this week, when the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) failed to ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put the best face on the situation after his plan to sign a major defence treaty with Papua New Guinea while in Port Moresby fell through. Albanese said he expected the ...

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 ...

This photo shows the emblem of an Australian Army soldier, left, and a Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier during an exercise at Talisman Sabre in Townsville, Australia, on July 21, 2025. (LCPL ...

Explosives experts from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) have successfully ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defence treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to block China from expanding its security ...

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.