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Eyes on Pacific as new Australian spy alliance floated

Australia should step up its intelligence-gathering capabilities in the Pacific by spearheading a new regional spy alliance, a think tank says.

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Australian defence deal to train PNG troops a 'win-win'

Australia has given multi-million dollar pledges to strengthen Papua New Guinea's defence capabilities as part of a landmark treaty.

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Kiria-Ratu stars in Cook Islands demolition of PNG

Cook Islands have trounced PNG 34-6 in the women's Pacific Bowl clash in Port Moresby, with winger Paulina Morris-Ponga notching a hat-trick.

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Strange hurls hat into Roos' ring as PM's XIII beat PNG

Raiders five-eighth Ethan Strange has made a pitch to play centre for Kevin Walters' Kangaroos as the Australian PM's XIII side defeated Papua New Guinea.

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Name unveiled of new PNG team to join NRL competition

The Papua New Guinea Chiefs will join the NRL in 2028, with the name revealed before kick-off in the clash between PNG and the Australian Prime Minister's XIII.

AAP

Hippi Hippi hooray as Aussie women outclass Orchids

Despite being outplayed 50-0 by Australia, the PNG Orchids have put in an improved performance in the Women's Prime Minister's XIII clash in Port Moresby.

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Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work

After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one is faced with an attack.

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Green headgear monster Bai ready to debut for PNG

Gold Coast teenager Cooper Bai, son of Papua New Guinea and Melbourne great Marcus Bai, is set to debut for the Kumuls in the Pacific Championships.

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Australia gets PNG 'pukpuk' defence pact over the line

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

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'Match your words': Australia to pony up for PNG pact

Defence spending will need to be boosted for Australia to fulfil a landmark treaty with PNG, but experts say the money will be worth it.

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Papua New Guinea considers age restrictions on social media amid fears voices will be ‘silenced’

Proposed changes to address the spread of harmful content in PNG also include new rules for social media companies and more monitoring

The Guardian - AU

Australia-PNG treaty set for signing after dummy pass

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG counterpart James Marape are set to sign a landmark mutual defence treaty imminently but ministers remain cautious.

AAP

Defence treaty with PNG ready for signing after its cabinet gives it the tick

The Papua New Guinea cabinet has cleared the way for the finalisation of a sweeping new defence treaty between PNG and Australia.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Erin Patterson to appeal convictions; PNG’s defence treaty with Australia; and Nirvana’s legal win

Patterson’s barrister Richard Edney confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne

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Politics played down as Australia locks in PNG pact

A landmark military treaty binding Australia and Papua New Guinea ensures domestic security and has little to do with geopolitics, the Pacific nation's PM says.

The Guardian - AU

China issues warning to Papua New Guinea over defence deal with Australia

Beijing’s comments come as leading military figures in PNG express concern over a potential defence treaty with Australia

The Guardian - AU

David Bridie and George Telek on the life-changing friendship that led to one of Australia’s best albums

The Not Drowning, Waving frontman and the legendary Papua New Guinean musician are celebrating Tabaran, their 1990 album loved by David Byrne and Peter Gabriel – and their unexpected new album

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Pacific deal delays could catch out Albanese in the US

The failure to seal two regional deals could follow Prime Minister Anthony Albanese across the Pacific to a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s failure of diplomacy in PNG shows we can’t – and won’t – understand our Pacific neighbours

Our foreign policy mindset is a function of our dependence on America and fear of China, while we talk down to our ‘Pacific family’ and remain deaf to their global warming concerns

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Albanese leaves PNG with major defence treaty still a work in progress

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put the best face on the situation after his plan to sign a major defence treaty with Papua New Guinea while in Port Moresby fell through.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Albanese leaves PNG without treaty; Tasmanian stadium plan condemned; and Australia’s quietest cockatoo

PM says text of defence agreement has been confirmed but both governments have more work to do

Al Jazeera

Australia, PNG delay defence pact as China’s rise in Pacific region looms

Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.

AAP

PNG defence pact sign-off delayed in setback for PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there's "no downside" to the delayed sign-off on a major defence pact between Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Al Jazeera

PNG celebrates independence, to sign defence treaty with Australia

The treaty will allow Papua New Guinea nationals to gain Australian citizenship by joining its military.

AAP

PM hopes for snappy signing of 'crocodile' defence pact

Anthony Albanese is banking on no last-minute glitches holding up the signing of a major defence pact between Australia and its closest neighbour.

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