SYDNEY — 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. The historically close ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China.

"The shared ambition for a treaty-level agreement would expand and modernize Australia and Papua New Guinea's defense relationship and facilitate deeper integration," he said.

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say.

SYDNEY – Australia said on Feb 20 that it will strike a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's mountainous areas, dark practices and a belief in spirits continue.

Papua New Guinea have showcased their potential in a 42-20 Prime Ministers' XIII loss to Australia as the NRL prepares to imminently grant the Pacific nation a licence to join the competition.

The rare intervention into Australia’s election campaign comes as the Trump administration weighs a 50 per cent cut to the State Department’s budget, and the shuttering of up to 36 diplomatic ...

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a sporting deal accompanied by a strategic and confidential security pact that is designed to curb Chinese influence in the Pacific.

It was one of the first to participate in Australia's Pacific Labour Mobility program and PNG workers formed the backbone of their workforce from the beginning.

A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration.