Australia news live: Albanese to leave PNG without defence treaty; BHP cuts 750 coal jobs and mothballs mine

<p>Prime minister instead secures joint communique with counterpart James Marape. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Two charged in Victoria after $14m in cocaine allegedly found inside car driven from NSW</strong></p><p>Victoria police <a href="https://www.police.vic.gov.au/two-charged-and-40kg-cocaine-worth-14m-seized-located-inside-vehicle">charged two men overnight </a>after seizing 40kg of cocaine allegedly found inside a vehicle they were driving from the NSW border back to the state.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/17/australia-news-live-liberal-sussan-ley-net-zero-target-climate-crisis-anthony-albanese-donald-trump-trade-tariffs-politics-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>