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Australia’s Security Pacts With Vanuatu and PNG Stalled Due to Sovereignty Concerns

June 8, 2023
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Pacific nations Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are delaying the finalisation of their security pacts with Australia due to fears the deal would encroach on their sovereignty, the Pacific nations have said. During a visit by Defence Minister Richard Marles on June 6, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau said the bilateral security agreement signed…

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Australia and PNG Bilateral Security Treaty to Underpin Regional Security

January 13, 2023
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Australia and its closest geographical neighbour Papua New Guinea (PNG), have agreed to a historic Bilateral Security Treaty (BST) that entwines both countries to each other and helps better secure the region. In a joint statement on Jan. 12 by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister James Marape, both leaders noted that the BST…

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Australian Mining Giant Fortescue Expands Green Energy Into PNG

November 6, 2021
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Mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries plans to develop more than a dozen hydropower and geothermal energy projects in Papua New Guinea. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group has signed an agreement with the PNG government to look at the feasibility of up to seven hydropower and 11 geothermal energy projects. They would be used to…

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Papua New Guinea PM Survives Another Bid to Oust Him

April 21, 2021
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has survived another attempt to remove him from office when the Speaker adjourned Parliament for four months, the Guardian reported, safeguarding his position until the next election. Marape was due to face a vote of no confidence this week but the government, citing a rampant COVID-19 outbreak, proposed…

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