Australia signs sweeping security pact with PNG as China continues push for policing influence in Pacific
Prime ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape meet in Canberra to deepen security ties with a pact that has a status like a treaty, while Beijing continues its push to expand policing ties with Pacific Island countries and regional defence chiefs discuss a joint military response group.
![](https://kbin.life/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/e9/5c/e95c76b20282008553140eef49840f00c2608f74de8fbdd04990d073cdb4721d.jpg)