Tag: Australia
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Fijiana 7s fall 19-7 to Australia in Bordeaux pool match at HSBC SVNS World Championship
Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s were unable to overturn an early deficit as they went down 19-7 to Australia in their second HSBC SVNS World Championship pool… Read more
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Australia and Solomon Islands begin talks on comprehensive strategic treaty to deepen security and development cooperation
Albanese framed the step as a capability-building advance that builds on the Pacific Policing Initiative launched at the Pacific Islands Forum in recent years. Read more
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Australia and Solomon Islands back Pacific-led security, climate action and expanded policing under the Pacific Policing Initiative
The leaders underscored Pacific unity as essential amid growing geopolitical competition, economic strains and climate threats. Read more
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Australia opens Funafuti chancery to deepen ties with Tuvalu under the Falepili Union
Australia this week formally opened a new High Commission chancery in Funafuti, a move Canberra and Tuvalu cast as a tangible signal of deepening ties under… Read more
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Solomon Islands PM Wale arrives in Canberra for security talks with Australia, with a likely $190 million police expansion package
Wale, who made strengthening ties with Australia a central plank of his campaign, has been openly critical of his predecessors’ approach to Beijing. Read more
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Tuvalu presses Australia on climate resilience and Falepili mobility housing and transport for migrants
Nelesone highlighted a suite of Australian-backed efforts already underway, singling out the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP), the National Security and Coordination Centre and ongoing budget… Read more
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Australia and Solomon Islands push for a comprehensive treaty and revived police pact to curb Beijing’s influence in the Pacific
Wale, making his first overseas trip since being chosen by the Solomons’ parliament last month, arrived in Canberra on Monday and received a formal red‑carpet welcome… Read more
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PNG Reaffirms Sovereignty as Australia Expands Presence at Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Island
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has firmly rejected the idea of foreign military bases on PNG soil even as Canberra prepares to deepen its presence at… Read more
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Solomon Islands PM Wale in Australia for First Overseas Visit Ahead of Canberra Leaders’ Meeting on Security, Development and Climate Resilience
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has arrived in Australia for his first official overseas visit since taking office, ahead of a scheduled Leaders’ Meeting with… Read more
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Vanuatu signs two strategic agreements with Australia and China after renegotiations to safeguard sovereignty
The deals — the Nakamal Agreement with Australia and the Namele Agreement with China — were finalised only after Vanuatu pushed back against early drafts that… Read more