The prime minister has refused to say what security guarantees Australia wants from Papua New Guinea in return for backing the Pacific country's bid for an NRL team.
Prime minister refused to discuss security assurances behind Australia 's commitment to support Papua New Guinea 's NRL bid.The prime minister has refused to say what security guarantees Australia wants from Papua New Guinea in return for backing the Pacific country's bid for an NRL team.
PNG Prime Minister James Marape said a promise not to sign a security pact with China was not the "main feature" of the NRL deal.When reporters in Brisbane asked the prime minister exactly what security commitments Australia wanted from PNG, Anthony Albanese said he wouldn't discuss the issue in public."What we don't do is have our security arrangements out there in public. What we do is we work with friends and partners.
Still, Mr Dutton suggested the Coalition was comfortable with tying sports diplomacy to Australia's strategic objectives in the region. Peter Dutton says he will wait for further details from the government on PNG's NRL bid before making any commitments.But some analysts have criticised the federal government's decision, with Blake Johnson from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute warning that directly linking security outcomes with the NRL bid could breed cynicism and distrust in PNG.
"How do they think PNG fans will feel knowing every home game they attend is brought to them only on the condition that Australia can decide whom they can accept help from and where?"
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