Members of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maritime Element ships company of Nuship Ted Diro (P401) on completion of the ships sea readiness evaluation at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.
By Sam Roggeveen*
The “Pukpuk” mutual defence treaty signed by Australia and Papua New Guinea on 6 October 2025 is a welcome development and a milestone in the more activist Pacific Islands policy that Australia has pursued since the Turnbull government. (From: The Interpreter. The Lowy Institute.)
