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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

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.

AAP

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.

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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?

Newsroom.co.nz

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

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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.

AAP

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.

The New Daily

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.

Al Jazeera

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

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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.

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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WEKU

Australia's new prime minister appoints a record 10 women to his Cabinet

Australia's new government will look more like its country, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named 10 women to his incoming Cabinet.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Moving to strengthen ties with Pacific isles

The United States and Australia are moving to counter China's active engagement with South Pacific island nations.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese’s ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle

The prime minister has kept his praetorian guard in the central engine room of the government while there are 10 women in his 23-person cabinet

The Conversation

As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within days of being sworn in has yielded what appears to have been an early success.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nanaia Mahuta under pressure as Pacific’s geopolitical Great Game heats up

The foreign minister is facing criticism over her perceived inaction. A full-time minister of foreign affairs and trade would be a far more effective role, argues Geoffrey Miller

The Guardian - AU

China’s foreign minister tells Pacific leaders ‘don’t be too anxious’ after they reject regional security pact

Several Pacific nations reportedly want to defer action on the draft agreement or have it amended

Bangkok Post

Samoa signs 'collaboration' pact with China

Samoa signed a bilateral agreement with China on Saturday, promising “greater collaboration” as Beijing’s foreign minister continues a South Pacific tour that has sparked concern among Western allies.

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