Australia, Papua New Guinea sign communique after mutual defence treaty stalls

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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday (Sep 17) after plans to sign a defence treaty stalled - the second Pacific setback for Australia this month. Marape told reporters that it was in the two countries' mutual interest to work side by side on defence. "I made a conscious choice that Australia remains our security partner of choice," Marape said, adding that Papua New Guinea