Politics latest: Anthony Albanese’s PNG defence treaty failure ‘a foreign policy embarrassment’

The PM has ‘failed his own test’ after being unable to clinch an alliance with Port Moresby, the Coalition says, despite a government declaration before the trip that the treaty would be signed.

Anthony Albanese signs a communique with PNG counterpart James Marape after failing to lock in PNG defence treaty. Picture: Ben Packham / The Australian

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