The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is brushing off the suggestion a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea might not eventuate after PNG decided to delay signing it.
Anthony Albanese had hoped the agreement would be formalised while he was in PNG.
The delay is fuelling speculation from some analysts that China is trying to thwart the pact.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG PM James Marape at a press conference.