PM Anthony Albanese became the first foreign leader to address Papua New Guinea’s parliament yesterday during a 2-day visit. It’s also the first time an Aussie PM has visited since 2018, so Albanese was given a rockstar welcome when he touched down in Port Moresby, with a gun salute by the military and streets lined with Aussie and PNG flags. The visit aims to strengthen ties and lock down a landmark security deal. Albanese spoke with PM James Marape about a “family-first approach” (without explicitly naming non-Pacific family member China and its growing regional presence…) and hopes to finish negotiations by April. The pair also spoke about increasing trade and employment opportunities for up to 8,000 PNG residents in Australia. In a sign he knows his audience well, Albanese threw his support behind a PNG-based Pacific Islander team joining the NRL. What a sweet-talker…