ADF opens door to PNG recruits - The Australian

Australia is opening ADF enlistment to Papua New Guinea citizens, a concrete step in the defence integration agenda underpinned by the Pukpuk treaty. It addresses two problems at once: chronic ADF recruitment and retention shortfalls, and the need to bind Port Moresby's security establishment to Canberra at a time when Beijing has been pursuing policing and security arrangements across the Pacific. The move also raises practical questions of vetting, citizenship pathways and command arrangements that will shape how far similar schemes can be extended to other Pacific partners.