Experts say it's likely the drone was collecting information for the Chinese navy to use, but the country's foreign minister ...

Australia’s biggest war games will be partly held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in July, marking a historic departure from previous years.

The federal government has announced it will begin negotiations with Papua New Guinea on a formal defence treaty. Australia hopes the treaty will deepen its ties with the Pacific island nation and ...

Because it’s only three kilometres from Australian territory, PNG has always been a particular concern. TB Millar, one of the architects of modern Australian strategic policy, went so far as to ...

The Australian Government is providing development funding for technical assistance and capacity building support which will further strengthen Papua ...

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.

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.

Photo shows James Marape and Anthony Albanese at a press conference. Australia's $570m loan to PNG comes with conditions to tighten foreign investment and limit China's influence. The latest ...