CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The Prime Minister is in Papua New Guinea for a week of celebrations for the nation's 50th anniversary of independence. He joins us now from Port Moresby. Prime Minister, welcome to the program.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon, Patricia.
KARVELAS: You're in PNG. You're about to sign a historic agreement. Will it fully integrate the Australian and PNG military forces?
PRIME MINISTER: Well, first things first. We're here to commemorate 50 years of independence for Papua New Guinea. It's an amazing achievement and the democracy has been strong here. It's continued. And the Papua New Guinea community are h...