Australia, Papua sign defense treaty that raised China’s concern

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese (right) and Papua New Guinea’s counterpart James Marape before signing a defense treaty at Parliament House in Canberra The leaders of Australia and

Australia offers Papua New Guinea a Parliament House extension

Papua New Guineans stand in front of a statue of Papua New Guinea’s first Prime Minister Michael Somare in Port Moresby, yesterday Australia offered to gift

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Aussie rugby league in diplomatic push

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced yesterday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South

Australia and Papua leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground

Australia and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers yesterday began trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to

Tribal violence kills 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders

At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said yesterday. A

Papua New Guinea’s PM becomes first Pacific leader to address Parliament House

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape yesterday become the first Pacific leader to address Australia’s parliament, vowing “nothing will come in between our two countries.”

New Guinea Riots in two biggest cities reportedly leave 15 dead

The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order yesterday after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country’s

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