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Callum Godde

'Match your words': Australia to pony up for PNG pact

Australia and Papua New Guinea are agreeing to come to the aid of the other if under attack. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will have to break out the chequebook to hold up its end of a historic defence alliance with Papua New Guinea, analysts say.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart James Marape are expected to ink a long-awaited mutual defence treaty as early as Monday after attending Sunday's NRL grand final.

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