Australia and Papua New Guinea to begin negotiations on new defence treaty
Australia and PNG are to begin negotiations on a defence treaty in a move that could have major implications for national ...
The Courier-Mail11d
Australia and Papua New Guinea defence ministers meet for treaty
dealing a major blow to China. A part of this year’s Operation Talisman Sabre military exercise will be held in Papua New ...
Australia, Papua New Guinea vow to strike defense treaty
China has committed billions of dollars to Pacific nations, funding hospitals, sports stadiums, roads and other public works ...
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Will Australia use Papua New Guinea defence deal as a ‘watchtower’ to track Chinese navy?
A defence deal being forged between Australia and Papua New Guinea may ... on reaching an agreement. China has made inroads into the Pacific Islands region in recent years, which Australia and ...
PNG defence pact with Canberra to frustrate Beijing
Australia and Papua New Guinea will expand military co-operation under a new bilateral defence treaty, frustrating China’s ...
The Straits Times11d
Australia, Papua New Guinea eye defence treaty as China woos region’s island nations
Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Billy Joseph ... Kiribati and Nauru have all severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in recent years in favour of China. AFP ...
PNG to partly host Australia’s biggest war games amid Pacific security push
Australia’s biggest war games will be partly held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in July, marking a historic departure from ...
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PNG talks embrace ties, keep China at arm's length
A warm embrace has marked defence treaty talks between Australia and Papua New Guinea ... Defence Force monitoring the ...
The Washington Post12d
The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia
Marles said Australia had engaged with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea over its response ... and trade relations with China have improved in recent years, but relations between the two ...