Overview

• Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape signed the treaty at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
• The agreement commits each nation to support the other in the event of an armed attack.
• The deal creates a pathway for up to 10,000 Papua New Guineans to serve in the Australian Defence Force.
• The treaty marks Australia's third formal alliance, following those with the United States and New Zealand.
• The text includes a clause discouraging third-party activities or arrangements that would compromise implementation.