The two members of the Pacific region’s newest security pact have divergent geostrategic objectives that will complicate ...

The Federal Government has announced shortlisted candidates for recruitments into the Nigeria Immigration Service, the ...

Australia has given multi-million dollar pledges to strengthen Papua New Guinea's defence capabilities as part of a landmark ...

Admiral David Johnston told reporters after meeting Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin that Australia and PNG had “very openly and transparently” consulted with Indonesia on the agreement ...

O n October 6th the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea stood side by side, buffeted by gusts of westerly wind ...

Papua New Guinea and Australia will establish a joint recruitment taskforce to create a pathway for PNG citizens to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Following the signing of the Pukpuk Treaty, ...

The Pukpuk defence pact, which includes mutual defence provisions obliging both Australia and PNG to defend each other “in the event of an armed attack”, was signed less than three weeks after a ...

PNG Prime Minister James Marape’s offer under the newly signed Pukpuk mutual defence treaty would mean Papua New Guineans would make up about 15 per cent of ADF personnel. But Admiral Johnston said ...

SYDNEY, Oct 8: 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.

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

Debate over the Pukpuk treaty has focused on China and whether Australia’s military might one day use Papua New Guinea’s geography or fight alongside PNG forces in a regional contingency involving ...

ONCE the Pukpuk Treaty is operationalised, up to 20,000 spots will be open for qualified PNG persons to apply and fill in the Australian Defence Force, which comes complete with dual citizenship, it ...