Images of Xi Jinping’s envoy meeting with Papua New Guinea’s PM have raised fresh questions about Anthony Albanese’s failure ...

Returning home without a PNG defence treaty would be another blow for Albanese after Vanuatu shelved plans to sign a security ...

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has asked Australian media to “give respect to China” while denying Beijing had “any hand” ...

Plans for Australia and PNG to sign a landmark defence treaty that would exclude China have failed to eventuate amid ...

The prime minister is being urged to lobby the US president to step up efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, arriving in Papua New Guinea on Monday, said he expects to sign a defence treaty on ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face “emerging threats” to their security, a new defence treaty seen by the AFP news agency says.

Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has failed to secure the highly-anticipated defence treaty between Australia and Papua New ...

The postponement was Canberra’s latest stumble as it seeks to counterbalance Beijing’s expanding presence and clout in the ...

The failure to seal two regional deals could follow Prime Minister Anthony Albanese across the Pacific to a meeting with US ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles defends Australia's spending on defence as a percentage of GDP amid pressure for it to be lifted. Follow live.