CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

JAYNE AZZOPARDI, HOST: We are going to get some more on Australia's landmark defence deal with Papua New Guinea.

KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST:To discuss we're joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, who can make K-Pop. Good morning to you, PM. Nice to see you this morning. Look, you finally got there with PNG.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Morning. Great to be with you.

STEFANOVIC: Are you worried about how China might react?

PRIME MINISTER: No, it was never in doubt, Karl, as I said at the time. And it's a fantastic deal, as Prime Minister Marape put it in this very corridor here just yesterday, the idea of one fence, two neighbour...