Papua New Guinea Cabinet approves defense treaty with Australia

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a defense treaty with Australia, aiming to curb Chinese influence in the region ...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 shakes Lae city in Papua New Guinea

City police official Mildred Ongige told Reuters by telephone that a "very huge" earthquake was felt. "It was a few minutes ...
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Papua New Guinea cabinet signs landmark defence treaty with Australia

The Pukpuk Treaty is due to be signed soon by PNG Prime Minister James Marape and Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese.

'We are an ancient people': Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of nationhood

Thousands of people gathered in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, as early as 5:00am local time Tuesday to welcome the dawn of Independence Day.
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Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM

Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and ...

Pukpuk defence treaty with PNG signed, but not expected to be law until 2026

Papua New Guinea’s parliament is expected to ratify the Pukpuk mutual defence treaty with Australia within five weeks, but it ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea sign landmark alliance vowing to defend each other in conflict

Papua New Guinea and Australia have formally signed a landmark new "Pukpuk" defence treaty, elevating the bilateral ...

Papua New Guinea approves defence treaty with Australia

The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defence treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as ...