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ABC News
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foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic 

Australia, PNG inch closer to inking security treaty as defence minister tours the Pacific island nation

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has flagged that he wants to significantly expand defence cooperation across the Pacific, starting with an "ambitious" bid to expand military ties and sign a security treaty with Papua New Guinea.

Mr Marles is in PNG for a two-day trip and held talks with Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday morning in Port Moresby.

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