PNG Caps Off Independence with Feast of Culture, music... and a Message From the King - ABC Pacific

PNG caps off independence with feast of culture, music... and a message from the King - ABC Pacific

Papua New Guinea caps off independence celebrations with a spectacular display of culture, history and music in Port Moresby. Also, attention turns to Australia and PNG's leaders, who are expected to sign off on a major defence treaty to combine the two countries' military forces.

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Officials are scrambling to finalise the PNG defence treaty signing after independence celebrations cause another setback for Anthony Albanese.

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In this bulletin, the Prime Minister gives assurances as Papua New Guinea delays signing a new security pact, three charged over alleged assisted suicides, as police open probes into previous deaths. And in athletics, Australia's Jessica Hull confident she could take first in the 1500 metres at tonight's World Championships.