Australia said Thursday it will discuss a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea, boosting ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China.

Formal negotiations for a bilateral defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea are underway. It's a move that ...

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles began negotiations with his Papua New Guinean counterpart, Billy Joseph, on a defence treaty. This ...

China has committed billions of dollars to Pacific nations, funding hospitals, sports stadiums, roads and other public works ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun defence treaty talks with a warm embrace, ensuring they are "tied to the hip" in a ...

In return for an undisclosed sum of money, Nauru’s government has “agreed” to grant 30-year visas to an initial three victims ...