Climate change might have been top of the agenda for Commonwealth leaders at a days-long meeting in Samoa but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted a joint police force between Australia and the Pacific Islands.
As part of the Pacific Policing Initiative, Australia is spending $400 million to set up a multinational force with Pacific counterparts, which will be able to deploy across the region.
More than 40 police officers from 11 Pacific countries are part of the scheme and provided security support for Samoa's hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
