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

Last week, Papua New Guinea approved a new treaty with Australia, the Pukpuk Treaty, under which the two countries commit to ...

The prime minister is hosting his Papua New Guinean counterpart in Canberra, the communications minister is summoning the big telcos for a talking to, and Senate estimates is on — welcome to another ...

PNG Prime Minister James Marape will likely announce the deal on Thursday, before attending the NRL Grand Final in Australia on Sunday. The Pukpuk defence treaty was previously left up in the air ...

Australia has its newest defence ally in 70 years, with Papua New Guinea joining the US and New Zealand after a pact signed ...

Australia Papua New Guinea Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, shakes hands with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape before signing a defense treaty at Parliament House in ...

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

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 ...

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 ...