Australia-PNG defence treaty: what we can learn from history to make this new alliance work
- Written by Tristan Moss, Senior Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney
After a slight delay, Australia and Papua New Guinea formally signed a defence treaty this week committing the two nations to come to each other’s aid if one is faced with an attack.
According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the treaty also allows for up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Some...