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No-confidence vote in Solomon Islands PM Wale pulled
Australia's relationship with one of its closest neighbours has been bolstered b...
Ben McKay (AAP) 7 Sep 2026
Climate action, crime fighting headline Pacific forum
Palau played host to the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting this week, t...
Ben McKay (AAP) 5 Sep 2026
No China missile test condemnation from Pacific leaders
The Pacific Islands Forum has again failed to condemn China for its missile test...
Ben McKay (AAP) 4 Sep 2026
New Zealand joins Kiribati in Pacific summit absence
New Zealand has been left red-faced at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting...
Ben McKay (AAP) 3 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 the sights of a new $600 million investment in the Pacific. At the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Palau, Anthony...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 2, 2026
US, NZ to fund Cook Islands port for deep sea mining

The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
'There will always be consequences' - China angered by Taiwan's presence at Pacific ceremony

China has promised "consequences" for Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum opening ceremony, which put the two rivals in the same room.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Howzat: Australia funds Pacific sport on road to 2032

Australia will fund the development of Pacific athletes to bolster their medal chances at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Anthony Albanese announced a $15.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Pacific summit underway in Palau without key leaders

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is underway, understrength, with a third of leaders likely to missing, and concerns about regional splintering.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Taiwan-friendly Palau changes Pacific forum dynamic

There are many factors that make postcard-perfect Palau a peculiar host for this year's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. It's remote and closer to the Philippines than any other PIF member.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 31, 2026
Interference blamed as pullouts mar Pacific summit

A third of Pacific Islands Forum leaders may miss this week's summit in a blow to regional unity that could deteriorate into a crisis. However, Australian and New Zealand officials are downplaying the...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 31, 2026
Advantage Australia in Pacific contest but risks await

Anthony Albanese is heading to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting against the backdrop of Australia's strategic ascendancy in the region.

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Ben McKay (AAP) Aug 29, 2026
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