PNG to assure Australia on security ties during Marape visit. By Kirsty Needham. February 7, 2024 8:34 AM UTC Updated February 7, 2024 Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape ...

But law and order alone will never solve security challenges – especially with rising regional and social inequities. Dr Elizabeth Koppel from PNG’s National Research Institute in her remarks outlined ...

The security negotiations recognised PNG's sovereignty as a nation that won independence from Australia 48 years ago, while appreciating Australia's role as the region's largest economy, he said.

Australia and neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG) have signed a bilateral security agreement that will provide the Pacific state with more assistance for its police and support for its legal system.

The security agreement stems from the Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership signed between Australia and PNG in 2020, which called for the countries to develop a bilateral security treaty.