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Free education in $1b sweetener for Solomons treaty
Australia and Solomon Islands appear to be on the brink of a new security treaty...
Ben McKay (AAP) 8 Sep 2026
Australia's climate vandalism called out in Palau
Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific I...
Ben McKay (AAP) 3 Sep 2026
Australia spending up to stop Pacific drug trafficking
Narco-subs and drug-trafficking vessels smuggling cocaine to Australia are in th...
Ben McKay (AAP) 2 Sep 2026
Fiji reveals pre-COP attendees at Pacific summit
Fiji has revealed the first batch of attendees for the Pacific pre-COP climate t...
Pacific summit underway in Palau without key leaders
The Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is underway, understrength, with a thir...
Ben McKay (AAP) 1 Sep 2026
Pacific summit no shows won't impact Albanese visit

The prime minister will still attend a summit of Pacific nations despite several key leaders pulling out at the eleventh hour. Anthony Albanese will fly out to Palau on Monday to attend the Pacific Is...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Aug 31, 2026
Pacific wants climate, development focus at summit

Australia might be bringing the world's climate talks to the Pacific but it can expect few favours from those impatient for an emissions turnaround.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 30, 2026
PM summit urged to stop Indigenous kids being locked up

The prime minister has been urged to show leadership and put an end to the mass incarceration of Indigenous children across Australia. First Nations youth justice has again come under the spotlight wi...

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Lloyd Jones (AAP) Aug 19, 2026
'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament

Australia has moved to ratify a landmark defence alliance with Fiji, which will aim to curb growing Chinese influence in the Pacific. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the Ocean of Peace alliance...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Aug 12, 2026
Australia helps Pacific Islands dodge worst of aid cuts

International funding and financing for the Pacific Islands has largely avoided the worst of aid cuts as Australia leads the way, according to a new report.

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Noah Secomb (AAP) Jul 29, 2026
Chiefs NRL funding touted as nation building for PNG

The PNG Chiefs' arrival in the NRL is only one part of a broader, longer-term plan to transform the social outcomes within Papua New Guinea, a league official says.

PM grilled on Garma snub in first Tiwi trip

Anthony Albanese has faced questions over his decision not to attend a major Indigenous festival and the prospect of a Northern Territory AFL team during a historic trip to the Tiwi Islands.

Prime Minister defends decision not to attend Garma festival

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his decision not to attend this year's Garma Festival, despite previously promising he would attend the gathering every year he was Prime Minister.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Australia backs Aotearoa getting aboard Pacific peace train

The foreign minister has welcomed plans by Aotearoa / New Zealand to join a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji. The Ocean of Peace Alliance was signed on Monday by Australian Prime Minister A...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Jul 10, 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 as the two allies entered a "new era", only days after a Chinese missile launch sparked fresh tensions in the Pacific.

Nampijinpa Price: PM needs to apologise for 'extremely misogynistic' comments

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has criticised the Prime Minister over his "extremely misogynistic" comments on a podcast last week.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 8, 2026
Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms

Anthony Albanese will host a trio of Pacific prime ministers as he tries to bolster Australia's regional influence amid the creeping threat of China.

'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 flex their muscles in the region, the Solomon Islands prime minister says.

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