SYDNEY — Australia said Thursday it will discuss a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea, boosting ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China. The historically close Pacific ...

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Australia and PNG already enjoy close defence ties, with more than 1000 personnel from both countries participating in joint ...

One day after China and Australia resumed defence talks, Chinese naval ships were spotted off the Sydney coast, staying ...

No Australian government has offered PNG a binding security guarantee in the past. The current government must address four ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles got up close and personal with PNG Defence Minister Billy Joseph in Brisbane on Thursday ...

Since the 1970s, as China established diplomatic relations with countries such as Fiji, Samoa, and the Cook Islands, Chinese ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea said on Thursday they would begin talks on a full defence treaty between the two countries.

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Australia’s biggest war games will be partly held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in July, marking a historic departure from ...