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Australia, Papua New Guinea to Negotiate Comprehensive Defense Treaty
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have announced plans to negotiate a full defense treaty, aiming to strengthen military ...
IMF says PNG recovery on track, reform discipline must continue
The head of the International Monetary Fund in PNG says there are signs of positive economic recovery, but the government ...
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A “National Interest Analysis” would strengthen PNG’s foreign policymaking
Since gaining independence in 1975, PNG’s approach to foreign relations continues to be largely dysfunctional. In PNG, foreign affairs has not developed into a sophisticated and professional area of ...
Australia and Papua New Guinea to begin negotiations on new defence treaty
Australia and PNG are to begin negotiations on a defence treaty in a move that could have major implications for national ...
A defence treaty with PNG might seem like a ‘win’ for Australia. But there are 4 crucial questions to answer
No Australian government has offered PNG a binding security guarantee in the past. The current government must address four ...
PNG to partly host Australia’s biggest war games amid Pacific security push
Australia’s biggest war games will be partly held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in July, marking a historic departure from ...
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Australia grants PNG $570 million loan amid push for stricter foreign investment scrutiny
As part of the deal, PNG has agreed to tighten foreign investment screening and block economically unviable or high-risk projects. Papua New Guinea's government has promised not to push ahead with ...
Australia locks out China from PNG ports as military tensions flare
Australia’s $4 billion taxpayer-funded Pacific bank has signed a deal to upgrade one of Papua New Guinea’s major ports and ...