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Destitution on Australia’s hardening border with PNG – and the need for a better aid strategy - The Conversation
Australia has been tightening the border between PNG and the Torres Strait Islands in recent years, exacerbating poverty and the spread of tuberculosis in villages that depend on cross-border trade.
Sydney Morning Herald4y
China's deal with PNG will deplete fishing stock and pose border risk - The Sydney Morning Herald
Border Force will need to decide which fishing boats and crew are from PNG and which might be fronts for Chinese operators from the “multi-faceted” facility.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation4mon
Large drone spotted near border with PNG as Chinese warships passed nearby - ABC News - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Large drone spotted near border with PNG as Chinese warships passed nearby. By PNG correspondent Marian Faa and foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic. Topic: Defence and National Security.
The Age4y
From the Archives: Tensions erupt as PNG troops raise flag on Solomons island
In 1993, an attempt by PNG forces to annex an island in the Solomon Islands group provoked a tense stand-off along the sea border between the two countries. Australia was under increasing pressure ...
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Indonesia, PNG Border Liaison Meeting Scheduled in Port Moresby
TEMPO.CO, Jayapura - A border liaison meeting between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be organized in Port Moresby, PNG, on Nov. 7-8, 2016.. The meeting will discuss, among other things, ...
The Conversation4mon
A defence treaty with PNG might seem like a ‘win’ for Australia. But there are 4 crucial questions to answer - The Conversation
Australia, however, was cautious about instability in PNG and the risk of being drawn into a conflict along its land border with Indonesia. As such, it didn’t provide a commitment to defend PNG.