Three Deals in 12 Days: How Australia Is Countering China in the Pacific
In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China’s ...
No country should treat Pacific island nations as backyard: Chinese FM on Australia’s remarks concerning police support to Solomon Islands
The US is seeking to return to the Pacific island countries as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
Australia boosts police support for Solomon Islands amid rivalry with China
Australia will provide over $100 million to help the Solomon Islands, which also has security ties with China, expand its ...
Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip—vulnerable island nations still lose out
The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru signed last week is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope ...
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Editors’ picks for 2024: ‘Geopolitics, influence and crime in the Pacific islands’
Getting caught up in geopolitical competition may seem uncomfortable enough for Pacific island countries. What’s making ...
Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South ...
What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has committed to growing the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force and establish a new police training centre in ...
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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia announced on Friday it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara ...
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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...