China has delivered a chilling warning to Australia after Anthony Albanese secured an enthusiastic endorsement of the AUKUS pact from Donald Trump.

Australia’s Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles MP, and Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Defence, Dr Billy Joseph MP met today in Canberra to begin our pathway from defence partners to allies under the PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty – the Pukpuk Treaty.

Australia has made multi-million dollar pledges to strengthen Papua New Guinea's defence capabilities as part of a landmark treaty.

Australia’s Defence Ministry condemns “unsafe and unprofessional interaction” after an incident involving Chinese and Australian aircraft over the South China Sea.

Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister, Dr. Billy Joseph, has announced a significant boost to the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) capabilities through the ongoing defence cooperation with Australia.

Authorities concluded the latest effort to locate a four-year-old boy, whose disappearance in the rugged outback of South Australia gripped the nation. The operation to find Gus Lamont covered 95sqkm on foot, expanding beyond areas previously combed by the police and the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

An Australian Defence Force solider who died in a training exercise west of Townsville has been identified. Tulsa Rumney was killed during a routine crew commanders course when a M113 armoured carrier fleet infantry fighting vehicle with three personnel rolled. Two others were also injured in the fatal crash on Wednesday night.

Australia will provide 3500 new automatic rifles to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) under the Pukpuk Mutual Defence Treaty, on top of an earlier announced 4500 uniforms.