Anthony Albanese and James Marape sign sweeping security pact between Australia and PNG, China continues efforts to expand Pacific policing ties
1 year, 3 months ago

Anthony Albanese and James Marape sign sweeping security pact between Australia and PNG, China continues efforts to expand Pacific policing ties

ABC  

Australia has signed a sweeping security agreement with Papua New Guinea that commits both nations to deeper information sharing and holding joint consultations in the face of any security threats. Key points: The deal between Australia and PNG includes $200 million to support PNG's security priorities China has invited senior police officers from across the Pacific to a meeting in Beijing, which Australia officials are watching closely Defence ministers from the region have met in New Caledonia and agreed to set up a combined military unit to respond quickly to humanitarian disasters or security crises The security pact is legally binding and has "treaty-like status" although it is officially described as a "Framework for Closer Security Relations". "It will make it easier for Australia to help PNG address its internal security needs and for Australia and PNG to support each other's security and regional stability," he told reporters in Canberra. The United States military has been given "unimpeded access" to key PNG defence facilities, including the joint PNG-Australia Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island, as part of a sweeping Defence Cooperation Agreement. Dr Anna Powles from Massey University said there were "geopolitical drivers" behind the proposal, "including concerns about Chinese initiatives to develop a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mechanism outside the existing regional mechanisms as well as concerns about China's growing network of security relationships across the Pacific".

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Australia and Papua New Guinea to begin negotiations on new defence treaty
1 month ago

Australia and Papua New Guinea to begin negotiations on new defence treaty

ABC  

Australia and Papua New Guinea will on Thursday announce they are beginning negotiations on a defence treaty, in a move that could have major implications for national security and the Pacific's strategic landscape. "The shared ambition for a treaty-level agreement would expand and modernise Australia and Papua New Guinea's defence relationship and facilitate deeper integration," he said. Papua New Guinean …

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would spend 190 …

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with Beijing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia would spend 190 million Australian dollars over four years …

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
3 months, 1 week ago

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific. China has pursued its own bilateral security pact on policing with Papua New Guinea and with other South Pacific island nations which U.S. allies including Australia fear could undermine …

Security pact to block China not linked to NRL deal, PNG PM says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Security pact to block China not linked to NRL deal, PNG PM says

ABC  

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says his country's bid to join the NRL doesn't hinge upon a security pact, despite Australian government sources saying negotiations would see China blocked from gaining a military foothold in PNG. Before flying to Sydney on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister James Marape said there was no "deep" security element to the NRL bid. PNG NRL …

Australian Public Diplomacy and a National Rugby League Team in Papua New Guinea
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Public Diplomacy and a National Rugby League Team in Papua New Guinea

The Diplomat  

The 2024 Olympics in Paris demonstrated the continuing importance of sports events as an aspect of public diplomacy and soft power. As former Prime Minister John Howard noted, Australia has a self-appointed “substantial and special responsibility” toward the Pacific island states. The abandonment of the White Australia policy and the decolonization process throughout the Pacific led Australia to reposition itself …

Papua New Guinea's chance at an NRL team may hinge on a pledge not to sign a security deal with China
5 months ago

Papua New Guinea's chance at an NRL team may hinge on a pledge not to sign a security deal with China

ABC  

Papua New Guinea's hopes of fielding a team in Australia's NRL competition could hinge on a promise from its government not to sign a security deal with China. Minister for the Pacific Pat Conroy said a PNG-based NRL team was part of Australia's "soft diplomacy". "Australia doesn't really want to have another incident where it has diplomatic egg on its …

Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Indonesia and Australia sign defense agreement

The Independent  

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Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Indonesia and Australia on Tuesday finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the neighboring nations’ ability to operate their militaries in each other’s territory. “What this agreement will do is provide for much greater interoperability between our defense forces, it will provide for much more exercises between our defense forces, it will see us working …

Australia set to sign a new defence pact with Indonesia by end of the month
7 months, 1 week ago

Australia set to sign a new defence pact with Indonesia by end of the month

ABC  

Australia is poised to sign a new upgraded defence pact with Indonesia by the end of this month as the federal government prepares to welcome the incoming Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Canberra. Australia and Indonesia confirmed in February they would upgrade their 2012 defence pact to a new binding agreement, with Defence Minister Richard Marles aiming to complete "lightning-fast" …

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement
9 months ago

Australia announces new initiatives to help improve PNG's internal security, law and justice as part of major bilateral security agreement

ABC  

Australia has announced a package of initiatives aimed at strengthening Papua New Guinea's internal security and law and justice priorities under a major bilateral security agreement. "A stronger and safer Papua New Guinea is good for PNG and it is good for Australia," Senator Wong said. Australia, PNG sign new security pact Photo shows Australian PM Anthony Albanese and James …

Papua New Guinea was 'blessed' with a visit by China just a day ago. Anthony Albanese is hot on their tail
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Papua New Guinea was 'blessed' with a visit by China just a day ago. Anthony Albanese is hot on their tail

ABC  

It's becoming a fairly regular pattern now in Papua New Guinea that foreign leaders appear to visit within a short window of time from one another. China's top diplomat Wang Yi takes a swipe at the geo-political jostling for influence in the Pacific, saying Pacific Island countries aren't "the backyard of any major country". And in a not-so-veiled swipe at …

Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet ‘contemporary challenges’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet ‘contemporary challenges’

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia and the United Kingdom signed a new defense and security cooperation agreement with the defense ministers of both countries saying it was required to meet “contemporary challenges” to maintain a global rules-based order. The treaty was signed by Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and his U.K. counterpart Grant Shapps following annual bilateral ministerial defense talks at Parliament …

Australia launches new campaign of rugby diplomacy in Pacific region
1 year ago

Australia launches new campaign of rugby diplomacy in Pacific region

The Independent  

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Papua New Guinea's prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia's parliament
1 year, 1 month ago

Papua New Guinea's prime minister becomes the first Pacific leader to address Australia's parliament

The Independent  

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While drama continues to develop at home, PNG prime minister touches down in Australia for historic speech
1 year, 1 month ago

While drama continues to develop at home, PNG prime minister touches down in Australia for historic speech

ABC  

In short: PNG's prime minister faces mounting unrest in the wake of January's deadly riots in Port Moresby, sparked by the country's poor economic prospects. Mr Marape's visit comes as China continues its efforts to expand security ties with Pacific nations, with PNG's leaders moving to reassure Australia it will not press ahead with any new policing agreements with Beijing. …

Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia pushes against China’s Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government signed a security pact with its nearest neighbor Papua New Guinea on Thursday that strengthens Australia’s place as the preferred security partner in a region where China’s influence is growing. The June date was abandoned after a security deal struck between the United States and Marape’s government sparked protests in the South Pacific nation …

Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia pushes against China's Pacific influence through a security pact with Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he will sign a security pact with Australia
1 year, 3 months ago

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he will sign a security pact with Australia

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Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign major bilateral security agreement during PNG prime minister's Canberra visit
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia and Papua New Guinea to sign major bilateral security agreement during PNG prime minister's Canberra visit

ABC  

Australia and Papua New Guinea will sign a major bilateral security agreement this week as PNG Prime Minister James Marape visits Canberra for talks with Anthony Albanese. The agreement will focus heavily on Papua New Guinea's internal security, with PNG looking to Australia to do more to help train and bolster its police force. Police authorise the use of "lethal …

French foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
1 year, 3 months ago

French foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Monday she was open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to Australia’s agreement with Tuvalu. Colonna said France had watched with “great interest” last month when Australia offered Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms …

Australia strengthens Pacific defence ties with France, both countries want to move on from AUKUS controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia strengthens Pacific defence ties with France, both countries want to move on from AUKUS controversy

ABC  

France and Australia have both endorsed a new "road map" for the bilateral relationship, promising to enhance reciprocal access to military facilities in the region and coordinate their work on development and climate projects in the Pacific. Key points: Both countries are hoping to consolidate a "reset" of their relationship Australia and France will enhance reciprocal access to military facilities …

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal

Al Jazeera  

Australia urges the nations to publish details of the police deal which it says will ‘invite further regional contest’. Australia on Tuesday asked the Solomon Islands and China to “provide transparency of their intentions to Australia and the region” by immediately publishing details of a policing deal signed in Beijing. The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after …

Despite Biden’s Absence, US Makes Inroads With Pacific Islands
1 year, 8 months ago

Despite Biden’s Absence, US Makes Inroads With Pacific Islands

The Diplomat  

While disappointment lingered over U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel his trip to Papua New Guinea last month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended meetings in Port Moresby in his stead. Among the major deliverables, the United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea, seen as a key victory in the competition with China for …

US military granted unimpeded access to key Papua New Guinea defence facilities in new security agreement
1 year, 9 months ago

US military granted unimpeded access to key Papua New Guinea defence facilities in new security agreement

ABC  

The United States military has been given "unimpeded access" to key PNG defence facilities, including the joint PNG-Australia Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island, as part of a sweeping Defence Cooperation Agreement. Key points: The agreement grants access for "mutually agreed activities" to PNG defence facilities It also grants US authorities the "exclusive right to exercise criminal jurisdiction over US …

Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions
1 year, 9 months ago

Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions

The Independent  

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Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions
1 year, 9 months ago

Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape said a proposed security treaty with Australia has been delayed over “certain wordings and provisions,” a week after the strategically important South Pacific Island nation signed a new security pact with the United States that sparked protests. Marape informed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles of the delay on Monday …

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
1 year, 9 months ago

US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

Associated Press  

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. The State Department said the new agreement provides a framework to help improve security cooperation, enhance the capacity of Papua New Guinea’s defense force and increase regional stability. Papua New …

Papua New Guinea, US sign defence and maritime pact
1 year, 9 months ago

Papua New Guinea, US sign defence and maritime pact

Al Jazeera  

Blinken says defence and maritime surveillance pact was signed by both countries ‘as equals and sovereign partners’. The United States has signed a defence and maritime surveillance agreement with Papua New Guinea during a visit by the top US diplomat as Washington aims to counter China’s influence in the Pacific region. “The defence cooperation was drafted by the United States …

U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China
1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

LA Times  

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, left, shakes hands with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at a meeting Monday in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. The State Department said the new agreement provides a framework …

India's Modi lands in Papua New Guinea to host senior leaders at forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Modi lands in Papua New Guinea to host senior leaders at forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation

ABC  

Even by Papua New Guinea's standards, it has been a madcap fortnight. Some Western officials blamed China for the leak, while in Papua New Guinea the opposition accused Prime Minister James Marape's government of gutting the nation's long tradition of strategic independence and undermining its constitution in return for US investment in the country's ports and critical infrastructure. India's Prime …

​​​​​​​Papua New Guinea's prime minister says US security pact still a work in progress, reveals visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
1 year, 10 months ago

​​​​​​​Papua New Guinea's prime minister says US security pact still a work in progress, reveals visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

ABC  

The US Secretary of State will visit Port Moresby next week after President Joe Biden pulled out of the trip, Papua New Guinea's prime minister says. Key points: Mr Biden cancelled his expected visit to Port Moresby, where he was due to sign a security arrangement with PNG The United States embassy in Port Moresby would not say if leaked …

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia
1 year, 10 months ago

Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia

ABC  

Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament, with Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau facing increasing political blowback after signing the pact last year. Key points: The document still must be ratified by parliaments in both countries before it can enter into force Vanuatu's opposition has expressed serious …

PNG prepares to sign Defence Cooperation Agreement with US as it finalises security treaty with Australia
2 years, 1 month ago

PNG prepares to sign Defence Cooperation Agreement with US as it finalises security treaty with Australia

ABC  

Papua New Guinea is preparing to sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the United States, as it also finalises a security treaty with Australia. Key points: The defence agreement will focus on capacity building for the PNG defence force The US is "wanting to make their presence known," PNG's foreign minister says PNG experienced an increase in international attention in …

Australia and Papua New Guinea's future relationship evolving from shared colonial past
2 years, 2 months ago

Australia and Papua New Guinea's future relationship evolving from shared colonial past

ABC  

Anthony Albanese has become the first foreign government leader to address Papua New Guinea's parliament during a visit to strengthen ties between the two neighbours. "This time 50 years ago, it was a Labor-Pangu combination that set the way for Papua New Guinea to march to its independence in 1975," he said, labelling Australia PNG's "number one" foreign relation. "Australia …

Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea
2 years, 2 months ago

Australia finalising new security pact with Papua New Guinea

Al Jazeera  

The Bilateral Security Treaty with PNG comes after China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April. The leaders of Australia and neighbouring Papua New Guinea say they are finalising a new security treaty – a move seen as a challenge to China’s growing assertiveness in the Pacific region. Albanese said the economic and security interests of Australia …

Closer security ties flagged with Vanuatu as Australia wrestles with China's Pacific rise
2 years, 3 months ago

Closer security ties flagged with Vanuatu as Australia wrestles with China's Pacific rise

ABC  

Australia has cemented closer security ties with Vanuatu as the strategically located Pacific nation assures a visiting bi-partisan delegation led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong that it isn't discussing a similar deal with China. Key points: Vanuatu describes Australia as a "core" security partner That partnership will include further military, policing and cyber security co-operation Vanuatu's foreign minister says the …

Australia, PNG inch closer to inking security treaty as defence minister tours the Pacific island nation
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia, PNG inch closer to inking security treaty as defence minister tours the Pacific island nation

ABC  

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has flagged that he wants to significantly expand defence cooperation across the Pacific, starting with an "ambitious" bid to expand military ties and sign a security treaty with Papua New Guinea. Key points: PNG's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko expressed interest in a formal treaty with Australia back in August Richard Marles said a treaty would …

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko reveals plans for security agreement with Australia and potentially New Zealand
2 years, 6 months ago

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko reveals plans for security agreement with Australia and potentially New Zealand

ABC  

Papua New Guinea's new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with Australia — and potentially New Zealand — in a move that could have far-reaching strategic implications for the region. Key points: Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister said the treaty "would cover all security aspects in the region" The announcement comes …

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on security pact
2 years, 9 months ago

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on security pact

The Hindu  

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on May 30 urged the Pacific region not to be "too anxious" about his country's aims after a meeting in Fiji with his counterparts from 10 island nations was unable to agree to a sweeping trade and security communique. Wang hosted the meeting with Foreign Ministers from Pacific island nations with diplomatic ties with China …

China's Foreign Minister is about to meet with 10 Pacific nations. The outcome could have big ramifications for Australia
2 years, 9 months ago

China's Foreign Minister is about to meet with 10 Pacific nations. The outcome could have big ramifications for Australia

ABC  

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with his Pacific Island counterparts today in Suva for a crucial virtual meeting that could have big ramifications for Australia and the whole region. All the Pacific Island countries which recognise China will attend: Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Niue and Federated States of Micronesia. In …

Australia urges South Pacific nations to shun Chinese attempts to extend its security deals
2 years, 9 months ago

Australia urges South Pacific nations to shun Chinese attempts to extend its security deals

Firstpost  

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was in Fiji on her first solo visit, seeking to woo island states after the Solomon Islands took Canberra by surprise last month by signing a wide-ranging security pact with China Suva, Fiji: Australia urged South Pacific nations to spurn China’s attempts to extend its security reach across the region Friday, seeking to fend off a …

As Anthony Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?
2 years, 9 months ago

As Anthony Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?

ABC  

Extreme weather events are the new normal. The immediate challenge facing incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong is to reassure allies and friends of continuity and certainty. The US will be reviewing its expectations of what Australia, under a Labor government, is prepared to contribute to both the Quad security dialogue and to the AUKUS trilateral …

Australia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia's defense minister said Friday …

Morrison says Australia still Solomon Islands' first option despite 'secret' security deal with China
2 years, 10 months ago

Morrison says Australia still Solomon Islands' first option despite 'secret' security deal with China

ABC  

Scott Morrison says the government will take a "calm and composed" approach to Solomon Islands if re-elected, after its Prime Minister launched a tirade in parliament about Australia's response to its new security pact with China. Key points: In his tirade Manasseh Sogavare seemed to suggest Australia was thinking of invading his country Scott Morrison denied that, saying the government …

China's security pact with Solomon Islands has poked Morrison squarely in the eye
2 years, 10 months ago

China's security pact with Solomon Islands has poked Morrison squarely in the eye

ABC  

You've got to hand it to Beijing. Yet under Morrison's watch, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has spurned concerted Australian pressure to seal a security agreement that undermines long-standing regional objectives. PM defends handling of Solomon Islands deal Photo shows Scott Morrison sitting looking to his left with his hand over his mouth, while he concentrates on something The …

Solomons PM says no regional risk in China security deal
2 years, 11 months ago

Solomons PM says no regional risk in China security deal

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australa — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Tuesday rejected concerns that regional saftey would be jeopardized by a security treaty between the South Pacific island nation and China. “We are sensitive to the unfortunate perception held by many leaders that the region’s security is threatened by the presence of China in the region,” Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported …

Australia, Japan to sign ‘historic’ defense, security pact
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia, Japan to sign ‘historic’ defense, security pact

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia and Japan will sign a treaty on Thursday to increase defense and security cooperation in a move that has been hailed as “historic” but which might anger China. Prime ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Fumio Kishida of Japan will meet in a virtual summit to sign the agreement, which Morrison said “will underpin greater and more …

Australia's $440m loan to PNG 'completely unrelated' to countering China, Finance Minister says
5 years, 3 months ago

Australia's $440m loan to PNG 'completely unrelated' to countering China, Finance Minister says

ABC  

Australia's decision to give Papua New Guinea a $440 million loan is "completely unrelated" to the Federal Government's desire to curb China's influence in the Pacific, according to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Key points: Senator Cormann denied the loan was to ensure PNG didn't accept money from China instead The $440 million loan will be used at the Marape Government's …

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