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Australia and Nauru strike landmark deal
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Australia and Nauru strike landmark deal

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Australia and Nauru have struck a landmark deal, which will see Canberra funnel about $140 million in budget and security support to the Pacific Island nation. So, that's money for things like assistance in policing, helping Nauru to set up a new national security advisor position and to bolster its security more broadly. Both Australia and Nauru have …

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Nauru gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with other nations including China
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nauru gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with other nations including China

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru on Monday that gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts the tiny Pacific atoll might want to enter with third countries including China. Australia offered 140 million Australian dollars over five years to the remote nation’s population of 12,000 under the treaty to be implemented next year, …

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Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong committed to a new memorandum of …

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Tuvalu election early results point to pro-Taiwan Prime Minister Kausea Natano losing his seat
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tuvalu election early results point to pro-Taiwan Prime Minister Kausea Natano losing his seat

ABC  

The pro-Taiwan leader of the Pacific islands nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, has lost his parliamentary seat, according to partial results. Key points: Tuvalu’s Finance Minister Seve Paeniu has secured a seat in the new parliament Seve Paeniu says diplomatic ties with China and Taiwan should be reviewed Leadership contenders are split over their support for Australia's security and migration …

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Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia
11 months ago

Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia

NPR  

Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia Enlarge this image toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Alastair Grant/AP SYDNEY — Voting started Friday in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, in a national election that could reverberate from China to Australia. Finance Minister Seve Paeniu is challenging him, and opposition leader Enele Sopoaga is hoping …

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Seesawing Security Diplomacy in the Pacific
11 months ago

Seesawing Security Diplomacy in the Pacific

The Diplomat  

The recently announced security agreement between Australia and Tuvalu, and the signing of a security pact by Australia and Papua New Guinea, have been touted as Australian “wins” in its strategic competition against China for influence in the sensitive domain of security cooperation with Pacific island countries. This followed Vanuatu’s requests to water down a security agreement with Australia, Fiji’s …

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