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Peter Dutton’s climate policy backslide threatens Australia’s clout in the Pacific – right when we need it most
As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s ...
Exclusive—How China's Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific
China has quietly extended its military reach far across the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communications projects at key points in a vast region that could shut out the United ...
Pacific nations perplexed, worried by Trump tariffs
The 22 per cent tariffs on Vanuatu are expected to impact exports and hurt kava farmers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
East Asia Forum5d
Cook Islands–China deals make waves in the Pacific
Growing ties between China and the Cook Islands present challenges for Australia and New Zealand’s influence in the region ...
How do Donald Trump's tariffs hit the Pacific? Fiji, Vanuatu and Nauru among hardest hit
Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says his government was not ready for Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" unveiled at ...
The Strategist6d
The Pacific Response Group is making pleasing progress but needs more buy-in
The Pacific Response Group (PRG), a new disaster coordination organisation, has operated through its first high-risk weather ...