Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face “emerging threats” to their security, a new defence treaty seen by the AFP news agency says.

The false posts have misrepresented old footage of a military exercise in Australia. "PNG is in the 7 allied force joining the Israelites," reads a caption of a video shared June 29, 2025 by a ...

Meanwhile, gross debt-to-GDP is forecast to decline from around 48.4 percent in 2025 to 45.5 percent in 2026 - with a further projected drop to around 42 percent in 2027. Ling-Stuckey said these ...

Rugby league-Australia to fund PNG team's entry to NRL in 2028 in Pacific security play Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The government of Papua New Guinea appears poised to approve Solwara 1, a long-in-development deep-sea mining project in the country’s waters.

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 ...