Anthony Albanese’s government is pushing bilateral security treaties with Pacific Island states as a matter of urgency in a bid to shut China out. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Papua New Guinea
Bougainville and West Papua represent two fundamentally different approaches to Indigenous struggles for self-determination, writes Ali Mirin.
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement, which enables an enhancement of military operations between the two countries, with a specific focus on strengthening patrols along the border between PNG and Indonesia, writes Ali Mirin. But what will this mean for the security and sovereignty of West Papuans?
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s astounding announcement that all asylum seeker boat arrivals “from now on” would never be resettled in Australia and subject to a rigged offshore dumping deal with the Papua New Guinea government has shocked many.