Which of these lies closest to Australia?

One more interesting fact, the island New Guinea (second biggest in the world) is actually part of continent Australia. Continent Australia is different than island Australia. 😁

Failed to mention, half of Papua is Occupied by Indonesia, it's where one of the biggest producer of gold and copper mine in the world is, I worked there

Occupied by the Japanese in WWII, Australians eventually claimed it back after many lives were lost on the Kokoda Track -

One of the Oceanian Countries