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 ...
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Australian defence deal to train PNG troops a 'win-win'
Australia has given multi-million dollar pledges to strengthen Papua New Guinea's defence capabilities as part of a landmark ...
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. China will double down on efforts to expand its influence across the Pacific after Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to ink a ...
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Australia and Papua New Guinea have agreed to come to each other’s defence in a historic treaty that foreign policy experts say will ...
Australia's leader Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape signed the security pact in Canberra on Monday. It comes as China influence in the Pacific grows. But Marape said the pact was ...
SARAH FERGUSON, PRESENTER: Prime Minister Marape, welcome to 7.30. JAMES MARAPE, PNG PRIME MINISTER: Thank you. SARAH FERGUSON: PNG already has defence agreements with Australia. Why do you need to ...
On Monday, a historic defence treaty was signed between Australia and Papua New Guinea, marking Australia's first new alliance in more than 70 years. PNG's Prime Minister James Marape has emphasised ...
The agreement – more commonly known as the Pukpuk Treaty after the Pidgin word for crocodile – still needs to be signed off by the Australian cabinet and the parliaments of both countries before it ...
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 ...
Australia and Papua New Guinea are expected to sign an historic security pact today which would integrate their defence forces. However, a former military chief in PNG claims the country is a "pawn" ...
MELBOURNE-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 Pacific.
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