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Australia guarantees Tuvalu's security in $110m pact

A historic agreement between Tuvalu and Australia will provide a security guarantee for the Pacific island nation at the behest of the new prime minister.

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New Tuvalu PM Says Focused On Development, Not Taiwan Ties

Tuvalu's new Prime Minister Feleti Teo says his government is focused on the "many key development priorities" facing his Pacific Island nation, not debates about Taiwan relations that have consumed outsiders.

International Business Times

Tuvalu Names New PM, Taiwan Says Ties 'Everlasting'

Taiwan said it received assurances from Tuvalu's new prime minister Monday that ties were "everlasting", scotching rumours that the Pacific island nation was poised to flip alliances to Beijing.

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Australia enters diplomatic rush for Pacific: report

China, the US and Australia are all jostling for influence in the small, but strategically-placed Pacific Islands as the region's diplomatic role evolves.

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Kiribati's Government Not Responsible For Viral Post, Sorry

Earlier this week, @KiribatiGov gained notoriety when it responded to a snarky post on X -- previously Twitter -- where a user gently teased the Pacific Island nation for having place names like Poland, Paris, London and Banana.

International Business Times

Pacific Islands push for more uni students in Australia

Pacific Islander students could benefit from being considered local students at Australian universities, with long wait times for visas proving a major hurdle.

AAP

PNG PM Vows Close Australia Ties In Face Of Chinese Courtship

Papua New Guinea's prime minister on Thursday became the first Pacific Island leader ever to address Australia's parliament, vowing close ties despite ever-louder overtures from China.

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Warning over wedging Pacific Island nations with aid

Australia, the US and other partners in the Pacific need to work together to ensure development aid is not misused for political interests, a report says.

AAP

Beijing ‘Welcomes’ Nauru Decision to Cut Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan

The Pacific Island nation is seeking to reestablish official relations with Beijing, switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei following the recent election

Caixin Global

Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

The Independent UK

Flying hurts the planet but it’s vital for island tourism. Is there a greener way?

Electric aviation and renewable energy among shifts needed for the Pacific to build a more sustainable tourist industry

The Guardian - AU

Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism

New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledges

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands eyes ‘long-lasting legacy’ as counts down to Pacific Games

The event has cost an estimated $250m, but the government believes it is money well spent given the potential benefits.

Al Jazeera

Deal to resettle climate-hit Tuvalu residents shows world ‘what’s at stake’, European officials say

German and EU officials say the treaty between Australia and the Pacific island country should spur global cut to emissions

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Here be nodules: will deep-sea mineral riches divide the Pacific family?

Members of the Pacific Islands Forums are weighing the economic potential of sea floor mining against possible harm to ocean ecosystems

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum: Australia under pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies

A fraction of $11bn federal handouts could be used to fully fund the shift to clean energy in eight island countries, report claims

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum: four leaders fail to attend as China-US rivalry takes centre stage

The US has been racing to reopen embassies and deepen links with Pacific countries in wake of Solomon Islands security pact with China

Al Jazeera

Pacific Islands the world’s most aid-reliant region, report finds

Australia is the largest donor to the islands, providing about 40 percent of total development finance from 2008-2021.

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The Independent UK

China's declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports

An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific political allies with its shrinking aid budget as interest wanes in Chinese credit and competition grows with the United States for influence in the region

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s support to Pacific surges as China focuses on ‘friendly’ states, aid map shows

Lowy Institute report finds Canberra has become leading source of loans to region while Beijing’s financing is ‘strategically targeted’

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum head says yes vote on Indigenous voice would ‘elevate Australia’ on world stage

Henry Puna’s intervention comes after Vanuatu’s ex-foreign minister said a no win on 14 October would be a blow to Australia’s relationships with region

The Guardian - UK

Samoa to target England playmaker Marcus Smith in bid for major upset

Marcus Smith will be a marked man if he lines up at full-back again against Samoa with the Pacific islanders wary of the threat posed by England’s attacking livewire

Roll Call

Spending holdup risks US ties to key Pacific Island states - Roll Call

Lawmakers' inability to agree on spending for fiscal 2024 could risk US ties to three Pacific Island nations.

The Guardian - US

Biden pledges more aid to Pacific islands to counter growing Chinese influence

Leaders of Pacific island states have been given star treatment in Washington but Chinese influence is the spectre at the feast

Al Jazeera

US recognises Cook Islands, Niue as Biden hosts Pacific Island leaders

US president is hosting Pacific Island leaders for two-day summit amid intensifying competition with China in region.

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