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Australia backs Aotearoa getting aboard Pacific peace train
The foreign minister has welcomed plans by Aotearoa / New Zealand to join a defe...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
Protect us all: pact a new era for 'Pacific family'
A mutual defence pact between Australia and Papua New Guinea has come into force...
Nampijinpa Price: PM needs to apologise for 'extremely misogynistic' comments
Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has criticised the Prime Minister over...
Dechlan Brennan 8 Jul 2026
Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms
Anthony Albanese will host a trio of Pacific prime ministers as he tries to bols...
'Don't threaten us': Pacific nation's message to China
A Pacific-wide pact is needed to counter major powers such as China trying to fl...
Tess Ikonomou (AAP) 7 Jul 2026
'Meet common danger': Australia, Fiji seal new alliance

Australia and Fiji have signed a mutual defence alliance which could be expanded to other Pacific nations, delivering a win for the federal government over China in the battle for regional influence.

Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal

Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to seal a landmark treaty in a bid to counter China's influence in the Pacific. The prime minister landed in Suva on Sunday evening ahead of the signing of the Vuv...

Albanese to ink fresh Pacific deal on three-day visit

Anthony Albanese is set to sign a new security agreement during a three-day tour of the Pacific. The prime minister will arrive on Sunday in the Fijian capital of Suva, where he is expected to sign th...

Foreign bases ruled out as Vanuatu signs security deal

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a $500 million security deal, closing the door on the establishment of foreign military bases in the Pacific nation and locking out China.

Solomon Islands PM pledges 'reset' with Australia

The newly elected leader of the Solomon Islands has sought a "reset" of relations with Australia, starting work on a major new treaty and signalling a reversal of his predecessors' pro-China stance.

Solomons leader visits Australia in first official trip

The newly elected Solomon Islands prime minister will visit Australia for talks with Anthony Albanese, with hopes the former China critic will prioritise ties with Canberra ahead of those with Beijing...

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Andrew Brown May 28, 2026
NT Chief Minister dismisses child protection criticism as 'hysteria'

Just a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged governments to engage respectfully with Aboriginal communities and experts, Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has dismissed conce...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
PM meets family of Kumanjayi Little Baby, calls for more 'inclusive approach' from NT government

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Northern Territory government must be more "inclusive" to achieve better outcomes for Indigenous people, as he met with the family of Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
Brisbane Blacks Aboriginal activist reportedly kidnapped by Israeli forces

Wangerriburrah and Birri Gubba filmmaker and activist Sam Woripa Watson is among 11 Australians reportedly detained after Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian flotilla in international waters.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 20, 2026
PM invited along the journey as Travis Lovett begins 800km Walk for Truth

Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett has begun an 820-kilometre walk for truth, leading a large crowd from the steps of Victorian Parliament on Sunday to Dights Falls Park, where a ceremony with W...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 20, 2026
'Trying to pass the buck': Government accused of ignoring legal advice on youth justice crisis

The federal government's "entirely untrue" response to calls for an urgent national youth justice summit has been slammed as ignoring legal advice.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
'Happened under your watch': Pressure mounts on PM to act on Indigenous youth incarceration crisis

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed calls to convene an urgent national youth justice summit, as states and territories continue rolling out policies critics say are harming Indigenous c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
Analysis: Policy contradictions, Commonwealth inaction are undermining Closing the Gap outcomes

The annual Closing the Gap Day is intended, at least in principle, to mark steady progress toward eliminating the entrenched disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 23, 2026
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