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Defence Minister Richard Marles commenced negotiations on the treaty with his PNG counterpart Billy Joseph in Brisbane on Thursday, declaring the agreement would “enable our two defence forces ...

In 1977, Australia and PNG adopted a formal defence relationship. Australia, however, was cautious about instability in PNG and the risk of being drawn into a conflict along its land border with ...

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CANBERRA -- Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles met with his Papua New Guinea (PNG) counterpart Billy Joseph in Brisbane on Thursday to open talks on a formal treaty-level defense agreement.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Billy Joseph at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. Jono Searle/AAP 1. How will Australia enforce the treaty? Although ...

It will create a framework for the nation’s defence forces to co-operate across all areas of security, and is likely to open the way for a greater Australian military presence in PNG.

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

Australia and Papua New Guinea will on Thursday announce they are beginning negotiations on a defence treaty, in a move that could have major implications for national security and the Pacific's ...