(L-R) Former Queensland Premier Peter Berattie, Prime Minister of Samoa Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Tonga, Fatafehi Fakafānua, ALRC Chairman Peter Vlandys and outgoing NRL CEO Andrew Abdo ahead of Game 3 of the 2026 State of Origin between the Queensland Maroons and NSW Blues at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
(Photo: (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) )
China's intercontinental ballistic missile launch into the Pacific this week has rightly drawn concern from Samoa and other countries across the region.
