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 criticised by Australia.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Australia signed a new defence alliance with Fiji on Monday, bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbour as it seeks to outmanoeuvre China in the region.

Australia has greatly upped its diplomatic efforts in the region following China’s secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands in 2022.

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”.

The Ocean of Peace Alliance says the nations will ‘act to meet the common danger’ in the event either country is attacked

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.

Podpisane w poniedziałek porozumienia jest kolejną próbą ograniczenia wpływów Chin w regionie.

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China has warned Australia not to harm its interests in the Pacific after Anthony Albanese struck a landmark military alliance with Fiji.