Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to sign a major new treaty that will see the two countries "act together" against serious challenges.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to seal a major new security pact with Fiji on Monday.

Australia and Fiji strike a new defence alliance in a major development that could reshape the Pacific's strategic landscape.

Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to sign a major new treaty that will see the two countries "act together" against serious challenges.

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Anthony Albanese is expected to sign a major new alliance after touching down in Fiji, as the “permanent contest” with China looms.

The Fiji treaty kicks off a week of meetings for Anthony Albanese with other regional leaders from the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and India.

Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government’s efforts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific.

Fiji, which had grown closer to Beijing under its former leadership, will now consult Canberra on security developments.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the formation of a new defence alliance with Fiji has elevated relations to the “highest possible level”.

Australia and Fiji have signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese…

Australia and Fiji have signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese…

"An attack on Fiji from an outside force would trigger Australia's full support for Fiji and for its sovereignty," Albanese said.

The signing of the defence treaty comes on the same day that Chinese state media reported a submarine had test-launched a long-range ballistic missile in the South Pacific, a move…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the Solomon Islands just as China launches a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in the region.

With the Vuvale Union and the Veitacini Treaty, Canberra and Suva chart a new course for regional security.