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Indonesia anger as West Papua independence raised at Pacific forum
Breakaway leader Benny Wenda will use meeting in Tuvalu to push for UN vote on Jakarta’s control of province H…
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‘Fight for our lives’: Fiji calls world leaders ‘selfish’ as it lays out climate crisis blueprint
Minister says archipelago in grave situation through no fault of its own as he unveils plan for net zero emiss…
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Australia giving ‘serious consideration’ to US request to help it confront Iran
Mike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coa…
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Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of plastic waste
Rubbish has been washing up on its isolated beaches in the Pitcairn chain at a rate of several thousand bits o…
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Australia must prepare for a Chinese military base in the Pacific | Hugh White
The cost of keeping China out of the region is too great, we must build forces that could counter its operatio…
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Australia ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s treatment of Uighur people
Foreign affairs minister says use of detention camps a concern, and China had blocked attempts to offer consul…
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‘It’s had its day’: ugly scenes as drama descends on Tonga’s beauty pageant
Annual event marred by accusations of bullying, backstabbing and racism as women’s leaders call for pageant to…