PM signs security treaty ‘commitment’ with PNG – as it happened

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Visa processing problems in spotlight

Pat Conroy acknowledged ongoing visa processing issues and said the government was hopeful that we can get a resolution on that issue":

People in Papua New Guinea are also very keen on our Pacific engagement visa, which is about creating 3,000 permanent migration spots each year into Australia ... and there's also lots of interest in Papua New Guineans working, studying in Australia as well.

His message around democracies is that [it is] incumbent upon politicians in both countries [to] defend democracy and we defend democracy by demonstrating it's the best system to deliver actual benefits for the people that we govern. So that's about investing in stronger health outcomes, lifting stronger economic outcomes.