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Tim Watts named first Indian Ocean envoy as Australia signals stronger regional ties

In his new role, Watts will leverage his extensive diplomatic experience – including visits to India – to strengthen Australia’s regional partnerships.

“The biggest scam in human history”: Global conversation on USAID cuts

“As a policy-maker from a recipient country I will not be grieving the death of USAID”, said Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.

India’s Minister of State for External Affairs to visit New Zealand and Fiji to boost Pacific ties

India’s relationship with the Pacific region has seen steady growth through consistent diplomatic outreach and economic partnerships.

What about women? An overlooked solution to Pacific labour shortages

Some family members and male employees initially pushed back against the idea of women working on the ferries, raising concerns about safety and changes in workplace dynamics.

The 2025 Australian election: consequential for Pacific migration

The Coalition opposed the PEV legislation when it came before Parliament in 2023.

Material remittances in Pacific labour schemes

Unlike financial remittances, which are easier to track and have an explicit dollar value, material remittances are difficult to trace or translate into a dollar value.

Understanding Chinese interests in the Pacific

The PRC’s representatives in Melanesia integrate these three strands of Chinese statecraft to complement each other’s effects and adapt them to conditions on the ground.

Across the Pacific and the world, AFP honours the ANZAC legacy

The commemorations span far and wide, involving AFP personnel in 34 countries, with more than 180 officers joining local services and international counterparts.

Trump’s tariffs and the Pacific

The direct impact of the tariffs on the Pacific will be limited, just because the amounts at stake are in general small.

Into the heart of Melanesia: a new travelogue

By Gordon Peake At an early juncture in his engaging and enlightening book, Melanesia: Travels in Black Oceania, Hamish McDonald meets a cantankerous Fijian chief somewhere in...

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Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.

Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
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