Anthony Albanese revealed the third security deal brokered this month,as the government continues efforts to counter China’s influence in the Pacific.
The announcement that a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL competition is a smart play.
The announcement of a new NRL team was about so much more than a new NRL team. The setting of the press conference told the story.
Faced with challenges in the Indo-Pacific,Australia revealed it test-fired a Tomahawk missile recently as it ramps up its long-range strike capability.
It’s the ultimate display of soft diplomacy,but when it comes to the brand new NRL team for Papua New Guinea,Australia’s playing hardball with China.
PNG’s foreign minister said its government had set aside more than $38 million to begin building facilities and a deal could be announced as early as next week.
As Australia seeks to prevent China from gaining a security foothold in the Pacific,island nations are negotiating hard.
If Australia wants to wield its influence on the global stage,the PM has to be at important international events. Creating unnecessary turbulence about it makes us look small.
Season 2 of Netflix’s The Diplomat stars Keri Russell as the US ambassador to the UK – and Australia as a back-stabbing support act.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had barely touched down in Samoa when the Commonwealth summit faced a split over who should pay to cut emissions.
In Samoa,assembled nations will decide the Commonwealth’s next secretary-general. It will be one of three Africans whose countries are beneficiaries of China’s largesse