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Australia-Papua New Guinea relations
January 13, 2023
Australia Is Finalizing a New Security Pact With Papua New Guinea
By Nick Perry
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expected negotiations to conclude in April and the treaty to be signed in June.
October 01, 2021
PNG’s Prime Minister Wants to Save His Country’s Rainforest. He Can’t Do It Alone.
By G.S. Maribu
Prime Minister James Marape championed the Pacific's climate push at the 76th United Nations General Assembly with a proposal to preserve PNG's rainforest in exchange for development financing.
July 06, 2021
Australia Denies Interfering in China’s Pacific Vaccine Help
By Rod McGuirk
A Chinese newspaper had accused Australia of seeking to sabotage the distribution of Chinese vaccines in Papua New Guinea.
March 17, 2021
Papua New Guinea Faces Rising COVID-19 Cases
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Pacific Island nation is on the brink of disaster, regional health experts warn.
February 09, 2021
Why China’s ‘Island City’ in Papua New Guinea is a Mirage
By Sebastian Strangio
Australian security analysts can console themselves that the Hong Kong-based firm's plans will never eventuate.
January 12, 2021
Should Australia Buy Papua New Guinea’s Largest Telecom Firm?
By Robert Potter and John Young
Yes, the potential sale of Digicel to China is concerning. But Australia should think twice before swooping in on the troubled company.
December 12, 2020
China-Funded PNG Fishery Project Brings New Challenges for Australia
By Philip Citowicki
With the latest MoU, Papua New Guinea continues to be at the center of a tug-of-war between China and Australia.
January 06, 2020
As Australia Burns, Papua New Guinea and Other Pacific States Extend Offers of Assistance
By Grant Wyeth
The global community has offered great assistance to Australia, but it’s extended hands from the Pacific which Canberra should cherish most.
November 08, 2018
Non-Aligned Amid Great Power Rivalry? The Case of Papua New Guinea
By Patrick Kaiku
A joint base with Australia may tip PNG away from its critical non-aligned balance in the Pacific.
September 25, 2018
Australia and Papua New Guinea Close in on Manus Island Base Deal
By Grant Wyeth
What would a permanent Australian naval presence at Lombrum on Manus Island mean for the Pacific?
September 28, 2017
Will Bougainville Hold Its Independence Referendum?
By Grant Wyeth
The referendum is scheduled for June 2019, but the PNG premier says the criteria to do so have not been met yet.
February 16, 2017
Is Papua New Guinea Outgrowing Australia’s Backyard?
By Grant Wyeth
PNG has good reason to broaden its roster of partners to include China, but Australia has concerns.
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