China missile launch tests Pacific relations as Australia looks to pounce

This week, perhaps for the first time in a long time, some sections of the Pacific are signalling a slight adjustment to ...

Anthony Albanese labels Chinese nuclear-capable missile test 'provocative'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the ...

Australia 'very concerned' by Chinese ballistic missile test in Pacific

China has test-fired a long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean. The ABC has been told the Chinese ...

Australia, Solomon Islands vows stronger ties, criticise China’s Pacific missile test

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said both nations have agreed to continue negotiations on a new comprehensive ...

Australia slams China test of nuclear-capable missile in Pacific

Senior Australian officials criticized China’s decision to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear ...

China’s nuclear response to Fiji war pact

China has responded to Australia signing a war pact with Fiji by firing a nuclear-capable missile, while Penny Wong said it ...
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Three Deals in 12 Days: How Australia Is Countering China in the Pacific

In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China’s influence in the region. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia A ...

Vanuatu critical infrastructure to remain 'free from militarisation' under Nakamal pact

Some politicians in Vanuatu have accused Australia of withholding funding for key development projects as Nakamal ...

Solomon Islands prime minister raises Pacific security pact proposal during Australia visit

Exclusive by foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic, ABC In short: New Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has raised the idea of a Pacific-wide security treaty with Prime ...