Pacific diplomacy
Pacific leaders lobby Australia for rugby cash splash after NRL deal
The $150 million sports diplomacy deal is being sought by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa as the Albanese government bankrolls rugby league in the region to counter China.
- Chris Barrett and Iain Payten
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Two huge ships are floating off the coast of Sydney. This is what they’re doing
One of the ships will be gone within 24 hours. What they leave behind could be vital for Australia’s future.
- Jack Gramenz
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump has just sacked 30 ambassadors. The consequences for Australia are profound
In the past year, we have seen a wholesale change in how American power works, and these ambassadorial changes are an emblem of the president’s foreign policy.
- Cory Alpert
- Opinion
- Asia
As the Coalition self-immolates, Albanese strides the world stage
One of the challenges for an Australian prime minister is getting the Indonesians interested. And Prabowo Subianto is interested.
- Zach Hope
‘We will not stand still’: Wong sets out foreign policy vision for contest with China
The government is moving to strike security deals with Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu following landmark recent agreements aimed at crimping China’s influence.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Climate solutions
If Australia does not host COP31, it’s a strategic surrender
The Coalition and the Herald say money spent on an expensive summit should go to something more useful for Australians. They’re wrong.
- Tina Latif
Paying for services that didn't exist: Reality of Pacific spending exposed
Top public servant Derek Elias has blown the lid on alleged corrupt payments.
- Updated
- PNG
PNG approves landmark defence treaty with Australia before Marape’s NRL visit
The treaty was delayed after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his PNG counterpart failed to sign the pact last month, but it is back on track.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Opinion
Airbus Albo finds international diplomacy harder in term two
Albanese is pursuing a more independent foreign policy for Australia, but the US will probably remain the cornerstone of Australian foreign policy for years to come, no matter who is in the White House.
- James Massola
‘Xi is watching’: How Trump’s aid cuts have left Australia ‘holding the bag’
It was the end of January, just a week after Donald Trump returned to office, when the email arrived in the inboxes of FHI 360.
- Michael Koziol