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From Goldfields to Gardens: The legacy of Aboriginal–Chinese enterprise
Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia, at the National Museum of Aus...
Reece Harley 7 May 2026
Experts warn risk of Chinese influence in the Pacific
Kiribati is the latest Pacific Island nation being increasingly infiltrated by C...
Andrew Mathieson 6 Apr 2026
US push to link Chinese Pacific projects to regional power struggle
The battle for influence in the Pacific is firmly in the sights of senior US off...
Andrew Mathieson 10 Feb 2026
Bougainville government turns down Chinese offer for Panguna mine
The latest authoritative government policy on Bougainville's richest commodity i...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jan 2026
Fiji launches regional Juncao Workshop to drive climate-smart agriculture
Fiji has strengthened its commitment to climate-smart agriculture and regional c...
Rebekah Rasmussen 25 Nov 2025
Australia cops it over Vanuatu's police deal with China

Australia's Pacific minister has been chastised by a Vanuatu counterpart, being told to "check his facts" over comments about a Chinese policing agreement.

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Dominic Giannini Sep 27, 2025
Australia to probe $1b Chinese company deal with Nauru

Australia is working to confirm whether Nauru has breached a security treaty following a $1 billion announcement with a Chinese company. Nauru must receive Australia's sign-off on any partnership, arr...

New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China row

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in budget funding to the Cook Islands, as the relationship between the two constitutionally-linked countries continues to deteriorate amid the island grou...

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Lucy Craymer Jun 19, 2025
Landmark cultural heritage pact highlights Rio Tinto's new JV mine

A new Rio Tinto mine opening in Western Australia's iron ore-rich Pilbara region is the company's first project with a co-designed cultural and heritage management plan.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 9, 2025
Australia flexes its Pacific Policing Initiative muscle

Australia has taken a landmark step in supporting international peace and security by opening a world-first United Nations Police Peacekeeping training course tailored for the Pacific region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 19, 2025
Trump's Pacific funding cuts to have wide-reaching consequences

Australia is preparing to take up the funding slack for the Pacific's most pressing needs as the US cuts its foreign aid budget. Crucial food, climate aid and medical programs in the Pacific island na...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 10, 2025
Cook Islands strikes seabed minerals deal with China

The Cook Islands have tried to reassure concerned Pacific neighbours that a pact the nation has signed this week with China "deliberately" contains very little detail.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Feb 23, 2025
New Zealand to seek Cook Islands relationship reset

The relationship between New Zealand and Cook Islands needs a reset, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says, given the fallout from the Pacific nation's secret pact with China.

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Ben McKay Feb 20, 2025
Indigenous tourism's funding boost for lucrative Chinese market

Indigenous tourism operators across Western Australia have been backed to attract more visitors from the country's number one tourism market.

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David Prestipino May 28, 2024
No fear in Solomons' deepening China ties: Sogavare

The leader of Solomon Islands has hit back at criticism of his nation's deepening security ties with China, saying Australia and the United States have nothing to fear.

Solomon Islands defends police deal with China

The Solomon Islands has denied suggestions its policing deal with China is a threat to peace in the Pacific, saying the pact will enhance its capabilities in cyber security and community policing.

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Kirsty Needham Jul 14, 2023
'Regional contest' will rise with China-Solomons pact

China and the Solomon Islands should "provide transparency" to the Indo-Pacific region by publishing the details of a security deal, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

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Tess Ikonomou Jul 12, 2023
Solomon Islands, China announce strategic partnership

Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China have promised to expand relations, signing agreements on police, economic and technical co-operation.

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