New security deal with PNG to help check China

"Policing and domestic security are priorities for my friend, Prime Minister Marape. They are essential for the economic development of PNG and for the welfare of the people of that great nation," Mr Albanese said. Under the $200 million law enforcement package, $110 million will go towards establishing a new Police Recruit and Investigations Training Centre in Port Moresby to help PNG boost the number of police officers. PNG has vowed to almost double the number of officers from 5600 to 10,000 by 2027, amid spiralling rates of tribal violence, which Mr Marape condemned this year as "domestic terrorism". It…