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China and Australia's dueling Pacific tours make final stops

The foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific

The Independent UK

PM to travel to Indonesia for key talks

Anthony Albanese will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a three-day visit to the Asian nation.

Crikey

Wong works to keep Pacific security local

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has had talks with Tonga's leaders a day after meeting the Samoan prime minister to pledge more support.

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Wong tours Tonga amid China concerns

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will hold talks with Tonga’s leaders on Friday after meeting the Samoan prime minister on Thursday to pledge more support.

Crikey

What does Beijing and Canberra's relationship tug-of-war in the region mean to Australia's Pacific Islander community?

China and Australia's diplomatic visits to the Pacific Islands have dominated headlines this week. Amid all the high-level talks, we asked community members how they feel about the sudden attention and the relationship tug-of-war in the region.

ABC News

Australia assures visiting US officials on nuclear safety as Aukus talks continue

Albanese government must make key decisions on nuclear submarines and finalise settlement over cancelled French contract

The Guardian - AU

China's Pacific wins and 'overconfidence' failure

With bilateral successes but a multilateral failure, what lies ahead for Bejing's role in the Pacific?

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Australia, China continue Pacific rivalry with island visits

Australia and China are continuing their tit-for-tat diplomatic rivalry in the Pacific as the foreign ministers from each country pay separate visits to island nations

The Independent UK

Samoa’s PM says China’s expectation of Pacific-wide deal ‘something we could not agree to’

Regional matters must be taken to Pacific Islands Forum, says Fiame Naomi Mata’afa after countries declined deal with Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Australia offers Samoa new coastguard vessel as part of charm offensive

Apia (Samoa) (AFP) - Australia will provide Samoa with a new coastguard patrol boat, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on a visit to the Pacific island nation Thursday, as she looked to reset ties and counter growing Chinese influence.

AFP

Penny Wong announces eight-year partnership with Samoa, donation of new patrol boat

Australia will enter a new eight-year human development partnership with Samoa and will deliver a new Guardian-class patrol boat to the Pacific country, as the Foreign Minister affirms Australia's commitment to climate action.

ABC News

Environment minister seeks ‘urgent briefing’ over scrapped recovery plans – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The rejection of China’s deal shows the Pacific will not be used as a geopolitical pawn

Pacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate change

The Guardian - AU

Partners must 'treat Pacific with respect'

The EU's Indo-Pacific envoy says the sovereignty of Pacific island nations must be respected and the region should be supported by the EU, Australia and the US.

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Ministers ‘must engage with Pacific peers’

Penny Wong is on her second Pacific trip in two weeks, visiting Samoa and Tonga, as the treasurer says ministers must work on improving regional relationships.

The New Daily

Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

Al Jazeera

Australian FM to visit Samoa, Tonga in bid to boost Pacific ties

Penny Wong to visit the countries days after her Chinese counterpart, as China and Australia vie for regional influence.

AFP

China says not competing for influence in South Pacific

Port Vila (Vanuatu) (AFP) - China has insisted it has "no intention to compete" for influence in the South Pacific as foreign minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong again jetted around the region Wednesday on duelling diplomatic charm offensives.

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The Guardian - AU

Penny Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga

Foreign affairs minister tells regional leaders ‘we understand we need to work together like never before’ as battle for influence with China intensifies

The Conversation

Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference will diversity make?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first cabinet is Australia’s most diverse ever. Not only do women comprise ten of 23 cabinet ministers (or about 43%), many have diverse race, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

AFP

Australia's top diplomat to visit Samoa, Tonga trailing Chinese counterpart

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's recently sworn-in Foreign Minister Penny Wong is heading back to the Pacific Islands Wednesday, travelling to Samoa and Tonga just days after her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

Crikey

Wong to embark on second Pacific visit

Penny Wong will travel to Samoa and Tonga in the new foreign minister’s second visit to Pacific nations in as many weeks.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese's history-making Labor ministry officially sworn in

With a record number of women and Australia's first Muslim ministers, the new ministry sees a collection of new and old faces sworn in to sit on the government's frontbench.

ABC News

Federal election: New Labor ministry sworn in as vote counting winds down — as it happened

Anthony Albanese's new ministry has been sworn in at Government House, with a record number of women and Australia's first Muslim federal ministers.

ABC News

Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

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