PNG's Western partners might not want to share the bed with China but this is the current reality, and they should also be ...

A Papua New Guinea guide to diplomatic polygamy. There are many prospects for partners but as Michael Kabuni writes, the ...

While seeking to lock China out of the Pacific, the Australian-led operation establishes a rapid deployment force for ...

Australia is PNG's security partner of choice' SBS News understands PNG has agreed to sign an agreement on what's being called "strategic trust" between the two countries. The deal would be ...

In return, Papua New Guinea has agreed to sign what has been called a "parallel ... saying it simply reaffirms Australia as PNG's top security partner and existing commitments made under a ...

The deal also includes an assurance “PNG will not sign a security deal that could allow Chinese police or military forces to be based in the pacific nation”. This has led some to argue that ...

Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape ... requires Australia to consent to any future security agreements the country wants to sign in return for $140m in development support ...

While there is no explicit clause granting Australia veto rights over security deals between PNG and other countries ... Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter.

PNG’s leaders are understandably not enthused about highlighting the security side of the league ... Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter.

The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century, Sione Tekiteki writes.

For players who sign for the new franchise in PNG - who are expected to ... The announcement in Sydney came the same day a ...