As with most advice dispensed by Donald Trump to fellow world leaders, it was blunt, brief – and probably unwelcome.

The Albanese government’s failure to conclude security treaties with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu shows the hollowness of Australian foreign policy in the Pacific.

Australia’s landmark PukPuk ­defence treaty with Papua New Guinea was already looking shaky when Allan Bird learned of the mutual defence commitment that was to be the centrepiece of a pact that would ...

Optus has revealed three people have died after the telco experienced a major triple-zero outage on Thursday. How the day ...

PNG Pukpuk security treaty invites consideration of the risks of disproportionate investment in defence, says Michael Kabuni.

Northern Australia is where national ambition meets national vulnerability. It is the frontline of defence posture, a hub for ...

Under the Trump administration, the widespread, coordinated suppression of dissent is ripping apart the fabric of American political life.

Hundreds of small islands in the Torres Strait are within the special border region between Australia and Papua New Guinea.

High-tech helicopters will scan the Torres Strait under a major $250 million contract aimed at significantly enhancing ...

Babcock Australasia has been awarded an eight-year, A$250 million ($166 million) contract to supply a pair of Airbus ...

Under the agreement, Babcock will deliver two new Airbus H145 D3 helicopters, equipped with advanced sensors, mission ...

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea have agreed on a new security pact timed to the Pacific nation’s 50th anniversary of independence, strengthening Canberra’s push to curb China’s ...