President Panuelo talked maritime security and combating climate change in a bipartisan meeting with Australian MPs
Pacific Minister Pat Conroy returned to Australia early to join an unscheduled sitting of federal parliament final stopover of a Pacific tour that's also taken in Vanuatu and the Federated States of Micronesia .
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Be wary of outsiders, says Pacific leader who thwarted ChinaOne of the Pacific’s top leaders has endorsed Australia’s newly inked security treaty with Vanuatu, saying countries that try to engage with the region have to respect the international rules-based order. Vanuatu is too small to be useful
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Bipartisan Pacific visits were ‘very common’ in the pastANU Department of Pacific Affairs Fellow Dr Graeme Smith says the bipartisan visits to the Pacific used to be “very common” and is a “really important” thing to see revived. “The tradition goes back a long way, we haven’t had one for a few years but we’re not going back to ancient history, and I think it’s a really important thing to see revived,” Dr Smith said. “We saw political fighting over foreign affairs at the last election, and I don’t think that’s very healthy for Australia especially if we are serious about geo-strategic competition.”
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Bipartisan delegation begins Pacific tourA bipartisan delegation led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong has begun its Pacific tour with a visit to Vanuatu. Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham and Pacific Minister Pat Conroy are joining Ms Wong for the week-long trip, which will include meetings in Micronesia and Palau. Hey , where's chrissmithonair? And after years of right wing government doing nothing n the Pacific. Here comes Labor. Liberal party the do nothing party. don't give in to climate extortion .. we are watching
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Closer security ties flagged with Vanuatu as Australia wrestles with China's Pacific riseAustralia will look to cement closer security ties with Vanuatu as the strategically located Pacific nation assures a visiting bi-partisan delegation that it isn't discussing a similar deal with China. As long as it's only closer security ties and not Aussie tax payer money. 🤔 is that code for giving away *our* money for climate extortion? lets hope she does it better than last time
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Search underway for woman who fell overboard cruise ship off SA's south-east coastCarnival Australia said the young woman fell overboard from the Pacific Explorer last night. Drunk. Possibly my my worst nightmare.. falling overboard and then being shark bait… It's pretty darn impossible unless you climb up and over. Lets hope shes found soon
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Containment of China 'would be a mistake' says former foreign ministerAustralia’s longest serving foreign minister has warned against attempts to contain China, arguing that Australia’s policy must be to maintain a power balance in the Indo Pacific. Alexander who? Guy who bugged our poorest neighbours says what? Downer is a sellout and globalist shill.
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