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

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Australia has signed a new defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, its first in more than 70 years, as Canberra seeks to ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape were supposed to ink the Pukpuk Treaty in September. But the signing failed to go ahead after PNG’s national cabinet could not meet to approve the ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The economy ...

Mr Albanese greeted Mr Marape with a handshake and a toothy grin in the prime ministerial courtyard at Parliament House late on Monday morning. The prime ministers quickly made their way inside where ...

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea signed a joint defense pact, as Canberra pushes to curb China’s influence in the region. The treaty was signed in Canberra on Monday by Australian ...

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